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Sparrow

@smuggly-sparrow

A West Virginia girl in the Portugal world.

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Sparrow
@smuggly-sparrow Jan 15, 2018, 4:20 PM UTC

Welcome to Self-Publishing Hell, or How to Start to Climb Out of It and be an Independent Author!

*Picture courtesy of Pixabay and is free for commercial use. I originally started to write this in response to another user, @hayleyuk but decided to make it a post, because I think it's something th…

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@smuggly-sparrow Jan 12, 2018, 6:57 PM UTC

HELP!! Um, What Happened to My Account?

(Image my own, and is a picture of the bridge I used to have to cross to get to my home when I lived in WV. I rather feel like I used to when I had to cross that bridge now...uncertain, confused, and…

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@smuggly-sparrow Jan 4, 2018, 12:11 PM UTC

What the Hell? To Post or Not to Post on Steemit.

(Image courtesy of pixabay, and is free for commercial use. Don't be that little girl about to be eaten by a demon!) It occurred to me one day that, while Steemit is great, I can't remove what I put…

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@smuggly-sparrow Dec 20, 2017, 8:56 PM UTC

The Listener

**Just a note...I've been a busy girl, it's been a busy year, and lots has changed in the world, but it's all stayed the same really, hasn't it? I haven't forgot about you, fellow Steemians, I've jus…

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@smuggly-sparrow Oct 19, 2017, 4:19 PM UTC

I Took a Break...

I took a break as work became overwhelming and Portugal burned. The world basically ignored it, even tourists ignored it, breathtaking plumes of smoke filling the sky as acres of land burned, but wha…

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@smuggly-sparrow Sep 12, 2017, 5:38 PM UTC

A Literary Walk in the Woods...A Walk up Big Creek in McDowell County, West Virginia

For most people, the place they were born is special, it is their home. For me, my birthplace is magical, special, and displays, to me, a perfect example of the civic sacred. I would go further and s…

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@smuggly-sparrow Aug 27, 2017, 12:40 PM UTC

Living in a World in Uproar...

*Picture courtesy of Pixabay I think this about sums up most of us lately From Facebook to real life, from my author newsletter to Steem, there are waves of despair that cross oceans and continents.…

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@smuggly-sparrow Aug 15, 2017, 4:27 PM UTC

When You Almost Get Stranded in a Foreign City and Learn Why You Should Always Trust Your Instincts...Even When You Don't Want To.

WARNING: There are bad words below. More than a few... I've had this friend for a while now. Let's call him Mark, because I don't want to get sued. Mark is a refugee from one of those countries close…

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@smuggly-sparrow Aug 3, 2017, 1:07 PM UTC

Houston we Have Liftoff! Or an Air Conditioner...Climatizador...whatever, I'm not sweating!

You see that thing in front of the giant dog overtaking my bed? Yeah, that's my brand new ar climatizador, purchased, at last, with the knowledge that I have the SBD to cover what was taken out of ou…

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@smuggly-sparrow Jul 31, 2017, 12:45 PM UTC

West Virginia, the Land of My People...

My Dad sent me this picture yesterday to show how beautiful home is. How beautiful it has always been, really. I miss those mountains terribly. They really are like the embrace of a mother that will…

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