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Jacqueline Masumian

2016 - The Good, the Great, and the Ugly

12/20/2016

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Well, it’s been quite a year. Some goals met, a number of accomplishments under my belt, and some disappointments, as well.
 
On the positive side, I’ve met my goal of reading fifty books this year, and many of them were superb, giving me hours of relaxing pleasure. A few books were clunkers, but the rest made up for those.

I’ve written three short stories this year and had great fun doing it. I made 75 submissions to literary journals, an accomplishment in itself, and I had four stories accepted for publication. It’s so gratifying to know someone is actually reading my words and finding them worthy of passing on to others. I’ve also written seven blog posts. Now, that’s puny compared to most blog writers, but there’s this little thing called time that often seems in short supply. Maybe that’s because of the 42 mini book reviews I’ve written on Goodreads.com this year. All this sounds like a lot of writing but surely a good deal less than some of my writer friends. My friend Alison McBain entered NaNoWriMo and wrote 50,000 words—an entire novel—in a month!
 
One major accomplishment for my 2016 was getting this website up and running. It’s a simple one, but I was thrilled that I managed to create it all by myself (with the help of Weebly support, of course).
 
So lots of great things happened this year in my writing life and the rest of my life, too—plenty of travel and fun times with George and with friends.  However, in early November my momentum took a hit, and I was plunged into a funk from which I’m still not fully recovered. The unthinkable happened, and soon a man with the demeanor and intellect of a fifth-grader will be taking the reins to lead our country. It’s an ugly and frightening prospect; a very rocky road lies ahead. As a recent acquaintance quipped, “Is it four years yet?”


So, we will simply have to press on, speaking out loudly against injustice and incompetence and standing up for values we know to be best: unity, brotherly love, acceptance, and equality. Hopefully we’ll be able to somehow make things right.
 My best wishes go to all my readers for joyous holidays and a bright new year!

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susan Gibbs
12/21/2016 02:08:57 am

really liked this.

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Alison link
12/29/2016 04:21:39 pm

Congrats on all your accomplishments this year, Jacque! I hope 2017 brings a fresh new start to your writing spirit. :)

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Jody
6/3/2017 02:01:46 pm

Hi Jacqueline
Danielle D. Gave me your information. She said you are writing a character with cerebral palsy. I have cerebral palsy and I would love to help you out if you would like. I hope you can see my email and this comment. If not let me know

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