Julia Maiola

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Now that some fireworks are legal in some parts of NYS, this is the first Independence Day where the neighborhood has been so loud. People have done fireworks before (illegally), but never like this!

Ice cream season is the best season.

What am I supposed to do with myself now that Italy is out of the World Cup?

Watching my neighbor mow his lawn is fascinating. He chose to start in the center of his yard.

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May Progress Report It’s the final countdown. The Science Fiction Project is in its final stage before I send it to my Revision Team. The novel underwent a major restructuring and expansion of characterization. The minor changes... Click to keep reading juliamaiola.com/2019/05/14/m…

I just saw a deer and a fawn run across my backyard. Mother’s Day part 2.

It just occurred to me that the Rosebud cheat code in The Sims might be a reference to Citizen Kane.

It's snowing. Today is April 10 and it's snowing out.

Nonna wrang her hands as she paced by the kitchen window, watching her sons prune the pear tree. Her sons rolled their eyes when she called, "Domè, non tagliare quel ramo! È buono!"

Why would used XBox games from GameStop trigger the anti-theft alarm at JCPenney?

The library does not have a copy of a book I want to read. I accepted that if I want to read it, I’ll have to buy it. The library had a book sale today. Guess what. Found a copy of the book.

Was singing “Come Together” with my mom. She couldn’t remember the next line. I said, “He got feet down below his knee.” She said, “No, it can’t be. How does someone have feet below their knee?” And then it dawned on her. And now we’re laughing.

I could hear birds chirping this morning. First time this year!

Leaving my house this evening, a firetruck went by. Upon returning home, I was struck by the potent smell of smoke throughout the neighborhood. It’s scary to think how close a fire was to my house. Hope everyone is okay.

Thanks for the tag @TanyaPacker2! *Current status of my WIP* Title: TBD Genre: Sci fi Status: Just started the third draft Tagging @inmynovel @AllisonPearl5 @KJCartmell

An elderly man handed out lollipops to children at the mall today. He gave me one. I know I look younger than I am, but I didn’t think I look THAT young. Still, free lollipop!

I got final jeopardy right! (H. G. Wells)

February Progress Report The second draft is complete, and I will begin working on the third draft this week. The entire project is about to get a huge overhaul. This will be the biggest step toward a final manuscript before... Click to keep reading juliamaiola.com/2019/02/18/f…