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Category Archives: adaptation

Two 2020 Mantras:
Adapt or die, Vote or die

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliMay 18, 2020

ADAPT OR DIE. That’s the new mantra. Our world has changed, and don’t you believe for a hot minute the fairy tale that things will go back to “normal.” First, they haven’t been “normal” for the last three-plus years. Second, there is no way they ever will, because too much has changed, and there are things that SHOULD CHANGE. This is a flashpoint. A pivotal point in our history. We can take the opportunity now to implement all those things that got bogged down in various sociopolitical quicksands, and create a brighter future for us all. Or we can fuck … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, SOCIOPOLITICAL, aggravation, life, problem-solving, Human Nature, elections, fear, angst, chaos, desperation, change, responsibility, disillusionment, voting, anger, ethics, morality, sadness, money, terrorism, honesty, harsh realities, death, crisis, grief, anxiety, despair, strength, danger, panic, risk, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, CURRENT AFFAIRS, US Constitution, Founding Fathers, democracy, courage, immigration, education, betrayal, adaptation, racism, Climate Change, Planet Earth, Native Americans, 2nd Amendment, fascism, equality, pandemic, donald trump, COVID19, coronavirus | Leave a reply

Bad Knees & Deliveries

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliNovember 3, 2020

Okay, so my day so far: Because the VA again dropped the ball on my healthcare, I had to order my own crutches, knee braces, and Kinesiotape to treat my MCL/ACL issues. I saw that they were to be delivered on Friday, not Wednesday. So I get on chat with Amazon (which I really hard to find. They bury it very well) and asked why I pay for Prime membership to get 2-day shipping, when the shipping always seems to take 5-days. They explained about warehouses and that it’s really counted from when it leaves, not when I order it, … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, aggravation, problem-solving, HEALTH, disability, harsh realities, bad customer service, injury, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, coping skills, adaptation, MCL-ACL, knees, crutches, kinesio tape, COMPANIES & BRANDS, Amazon | Leave a reply

An electrical meltdown looms: how can we avert disaster?:
Keith Harary

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 11, 2020

by Keith Harary You might find your car dying on the freeway while other vehicles around you lose control and crash. You might see the lights going out in your city, or glimpse an airplane falling out of the sky. You’ve been in a blackout before but this one is different. In critical facilities across the country, experts predict that it is only a matter of time before the electrical infrastructure holding society together undergoes catastrophic failure. According to the most recent report of the United States Congressional Commission appointed to assess the risk, published July 2017, we face the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, terrorism, harsh realities, danger, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, CURRENT AFFAIRS, adaptation, EMP, Electrical Grid, infrastructure | Leave a reply

Workspaces & Tentacle Sex

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Kelli Jae BaeliAugust 17, 2017

Since my surgery at the end of May, I have had to accommodate my recovery, while still getting my work done. The whole thing has made me feel old and decrepit. Our bedroom is now in the living room because it was just easier to put everything in one room. Especially after we realized the landlords weren’t going to cut down the dead trees and falling limbs just outside our wall of windows in the bedroom. We didn’t feel safe there, so the living room became our new bedroom. Only recently, could I sit in a desk chair as I … Continue reading →

Posted in aggravation, life, problem-solving, distraction, disability, Domestic Trivia, Kelli Jae Baeli, WRITING LIFE, writing tools, weirdness, adaptation, Rain Falls, Melissa Walker-Baeli, Lesbian Zombies from Hell, The Girls in the Band, tentacle sex, tentacle sex, Computer | 2 Replies

Projects, Pitfalls, Promise

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 11, 2020

Shame on me. I haven’t posted a blog in a long time. SO much going on with us lately. Dealing with sudden health issues happening all at once, burned out, exhausted, feeling ill all the time, I was certainly not inspired to write. So I decided to take a 6-month sabbatical. It turned into 8 months when I found out in the middle of it I needed major surgery. So, I had to face my #2 biggest fear, (surgery) and I’ve been recovering from a full abdominal hysterectomy, and after almost 8 weeks, I’m still having some issues, which I … Continue reading →

Posted in fat, life, pain, surgery, distraction, change, novels, Kelli Jae Baeli, occupational hazard, harsh realities, novelist, injury, TRAVEL, WRITING LIFE, independent author, bad writing, AKA Investigations series, Building Character, FOOD & DRINK, novellas, novelwriting, Fiction Writing, marriage, methodology, adaptation, Rain Falls, Rain Falls, Pitfall, New Harbor Witches, Pooly Fall, Melissa Walker-Baeli, menopause, hysterectomy, organic, Go.Leave.Stay., Lesbian Zombies from Hell, 2 Dollar Shots, Life Everywhere | 2 Replies

That Whooshing Sound

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Kelli Jae BaeliDecember 23, 2016

Message in a bottle… After almost two years of struggle with the vicissitudes of Indie writing and publishing, I have, I believe, come up with a solution to all that has been vexing me, and keeping me from reaching the goals I have been working so hard to achieve, and all that has annihilated the joy to be found in the journey. With the new lease on life I got after my return from New Zealand, I have been focused mostly on getting my health back, but also in increasing and maintaining the momentum in my career, which I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in problem-solving, distraction, happiness, CREATIVITY, PSYCHOLOGY, change, responsibility, TIME, writer, Amazon, writing business, WRITING LIFE, independent author, indie publisher, WRITING, marriage, adaptation, menopause | Leave a reply

Whole Brain Literary Food

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Kelli Jae BaeliJanuary 25, 2018

Recently, I posted a inquiry to my readers, about a publishing aspect of my work. All the responses were encouraging and thought-provoking, but one in particular touched upon some deeper themes. Here it is. TO MY READERS–A QUESTION: As authors, we want to please everyone, but that’s just not possible. For instance, on my newest novella, Saturation Point, I have 4 and 5 star reviews and personal messages and emails that tell me how much they enjoyed the introspective nature of this book, and the characters, but on one review, the reviewer was bored because there wasn’t dialogue on every … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITING CRAFT, truth, growth, CREATIVITY, inspiration, desperation, responsibility, suicide, hope, Kelli Jae Baeli, writer, harsh realities, novelist, Fiction, writing business, WRITING LIFE, despair, independent author, indie publisher, Writing tips, WRITING, reading, Social Psychology, ENTERTAINMENT, novelwriting, reality, PUBLISHING, Fiction Writing, EMOTIONS, adaptation, reviews | Leave a reply

Toward the Light:
Where my writing is going

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 10, 2020

I was reworking the cover for In Absentia (Rain Falls series #2), which I released fairly quickly after Rain Falls, and it sort of fell through the cracks like an orphan. Someone mentioned that I had a bunch of new reviews on it. I didn’t know. Last I looked, I only had 2 on that book… Anyway, I was pleased to see that they were all really good: 4 and 5 stars, which is always a joy, and profoundly validating. But more than that, the readers/reviewers were saying things that reflected what I had talked about with this series. I … Continue reading →

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A Bowl of Cherries Vs. Sucking Beetroot

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 10, 2020

Greetings, Precious Readers. As most of you know, I’ve had a rather eventful few years. Yes, i found the love of my life, and we are now happily engaged to be married. But getting to this point was a path strewn with rocks and blocks and sharp pointy things, and quicksand and befanged beasts, attacking from all sides. Okay, that might have been a tad melodramatic. But it’s been really challenging. It’s harder than it seems to leave everything behind and start from scratch in another country when you don’t even like to leave the house, and you’re also an … Continue reading →

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Going Mainstream

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliJune 11, 2013

CAUTION: FRUSTRATED RANT HOVERING NEARBY. When you find yourself, as a writer, lamenting about why you’re even writing at all, and entertaining the idea of not writing any more, something has to change. I’m growing more and more frustrated with, and weary of, the lack of support from Lesbian Readers for what I want to offer them. I am sick to death of their constant praise of bad writing in the LesFic market, and their unwillingness to demand better, and try anything out of their narrow reading interests. It’s painfully clear that most LesFic Readers have literary blinders, and will … Continue reading →

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