MargaretSefton

MargaretSefton, 13 days ago to random

Orlando rent is super cra cra and no one in our nation or state has done anything to help the average person. My renewal offer is $2,300 for a 2-bedroom, 1,000 square feet apartment. I don't even live in an exclusive area, though it's nice and safe enough. I guess it's demand. The site says there's only one other available apartment like mine in the complex right now. There are more people moving here, mortgage rates are high so people are renting, and inflation is nuts. cont'd

MargaretSefton, 21 days ago to random

Smoldering live blues rock cover of "I Put a Spell on You" by Samantha Fish. "Samantha Fish (born January 30, 1989) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kansas City, Missouri. While often cited as a blues artist, Fish's work features and draws from multiple genres, including rock, country, funk, bluegrass, and ballads." Wikipedia #bluesrock #musicwomenwednesday

https://youtu.be/Ymsb_4Z3uy0?si=q9ID3ijxzucDBtxg

MargaretSefton, 29 days ago to random

"Cowboy Junkies are an alternative country and folk-rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1985 by Alan Anton (bassist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Timmins (drummer) and Margo Timmins (vocalist). The three Timminses are siblings...'Sweet Jane' is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground...Lou Reed was often quoted as saying that the Cowboy Junkies' version was his favorite." Wikipedia #musicwomenwednesday #folkrock #CowboyJunkies

https://youtu.be/Fa9nN3G2CSg?si=Yn_Vk0-tO-1IrnyV

MargaretSefton, 29 days ago to shortstory

I published a short story to my dark fiction journal this morning, a story that was originally published with Quail Bell, a Canadian journal. (I am providing the friend link, no paywall.) If you are interested in publishing a dark fiction story, be it a horror story, a tale of unease, a ghost story, an original folk or fairy tale, please keep A Dark Wood in mind as a possible venue. 🖤 💀 #darkfiction #ghoststory #shortstory #writingcommunity

https://medium.com/a-dark-wood/the-man-who-loved-a-grave-b6a77ddedb90?source=friends_link&sk=75820840ddc0953d7dd05ac3052a9652

MargaretSefton, 1 month ago to random

We swam with water moccasins, rippled surfaces with stones, dreamt under blue skied blankets, rocked to wave rhythms slapping undersides of boats like persistent mothers, their concerns a muffled backdrop to bugs, the feel of silt, a blade of grass, a cloud, a song, a taunt, the flesh of fruit. #50WordFiction #DarkSummer

Photo: Lake Ozarks, Missouri State Parks, flickr

MargaretSefton, 1 month ago to random

Published in Monday Morning Musings today. A flash memoir. Friend link provided, no paywall. 💜 🌺 #flashmemoir

https://medium.com/morning-musings-mag/travelglam-10963616f949?source=friends_link&sk=a315c8094aee8967cd8aa641919c7920

MargaretSefton, 1 month ago to random

The weather forecast is #stormy.

MargaretSefton, 1 month ago to random

La Llorona is a popular ghost story that is prominent on Día de los Muertos. Having drowned her own sons out of despair over an abusive, cheating husband, or neglecting them and so they drowned by accident, a woman named Maria, aka "La Llorona" --"the weeping woman"-- is forced to wander the Earth searching for her lost sons. La Llorona's siren-like wails are said to lure adults and children to their untimely deaths: “Mis hijos! Mis hijos! ¿Dónde están mis hijos?” (Britannica) #MythologyMonday

MargaretSefton, 1 month ago to bluegrass

Some of my favorite Alison Krauss songs, listed below. 💜

"On November 21, 2019, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. She was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in September 2021"

https://youtu.be/l5QLod7F0Yk?si=l9DfH9WkVa3LVqS5

https://youtu.be/5nP0gMVpp1c?si=Ki4rCT_YU35xzTRJ

https://youtu.be/jcRZ_J_VgNc?si=fphbEfEBTbc4edB3

https://youtu.be/jcRZ_J_VgNc?si=fphbEfEBTbc4edB3

https://youtu.be/upzrUBltoDQ?si=ktAJZDeFUsd7lvp1

https://youtu.be/_jAOSFevfrw?si=X9I-ndhlrWuRpPYU

https://youtu.be/WDkntpA7vgQ?si=IRs47bfChwOjxfif

Ok, I'll stop. lols.

#musicwomenwednesday #bluegrass #AlisonKrauss

MargaretSefton, 1 month ago to random

Florida---6-week abortion ban now in effect. DEI directives and departments gone from universities. Ah, Florida. Your beauty deceives.

MargaretSefton, 1 month ago to random

"Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan (6 September 1971 – 15 January 2018) was an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. She was the lead vocalist and lyricist of alternative rock band The Cranberries. One of the most recognizable voices in rock in the 1990s, she was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, signature yodel, emphasized use of keening, and strong Limerick accent." Wikipedia
#musicwomenwednesday #womeninrock

https://youtu.be/Zz-DJr1Qs54?si=XE0QOLrrdBbZk0Rf

MargaretSefton, 1 month ago to Horror

I am receiving #submissions to my new dark fiction journal on Medium: A Dark Wood. I have turned away a few but enjoy finding writers who have talent and who are willing to work with picky ole me when it comes to their stories. 🖤 If you are a dark fiction writer and are a Medium member or would like to join, consider A Dark Wood. When you are accepted to become a writer for a journal, you may submit more than once to that journal. #publication #horror #writingcommunity
https://medium.com/a-dark-wood/a-dark-wood-welcome-8b6027bf32c1?sk=9fcb296135f0db970dcc88edd11e789b

MargaretSefton, 1 month ago to Horror

I've learned from experience that death and tragedy do not change the dynamics of a family system entrenched in narcissism and conservative religious beliefs. As much as I want the Hallmark movie ending, I do not hold illusions. Sometimes I think Hollywood does us no favors. Then again, we have darker literature and movies which deal with certain realities often swept away by those in a triumphant religion. It feels good to have access to cultural product that is more realistic. #horror

MargaretSefton, 2 months ago to random

My father emailed and said things have gotten so bad with my Mom's Alzheimer's, they're taking her off of some meds that are not helping her improve. He along with the retirement community staff will be moving her into a full-time nursing facility. I think things went down so much quicker than anyone anticipated. I'm so glad my sister and I went up for a visit when we did a few weeks ago. That will have been the last time to be with her in any meaningful way. Many feelings about all this. 💜

MargaretSefton, 2 months ago to weirdfiction

Updated guidelines for my new dark fiction journal on Medium. If you write dark fiction, consider publishing with A Dark Wood. Reprints accepted. Also, if you know of someone else you think may like to participate, please let them know. Thank you. 🖤
#writingcommunity #horrorwriters #darkfiction #flashfiction #weirdfiction #originalfairytale #fairytaleretold #originalfolktale #folkhorror #shortstory #Medium
https://medium.com/a-dark-wood/a-dark-wood-welcome-8b6027bf32c1

MargaretSefton, 2 months ago to random

Up late at night, hoping sleep will call for me. I suggested edits on a story and am reading a book I purchased from Thrift Books. I read Alice McDermott's Charming Billy for a book club moons ago and loved it. Now I am reading her book The Ninth Hour. #bookstodon

MargaretSefton, 2 months ago to random

Every time I tell myself, "Ok, today is the last day I'll post to Medium for a while," I later find myself posting to Medium. A motivator is having started a dark fiction publication. I'm working to find contributors while posting example stories of my own. Cheers, everyone. If you know of someone who publishes dark fiction, please send them my way. 🖤 https://medium.com/a-dark-wood/unease-in-muck-city-a-story-and-an-invitation-05b7f163114c?source=friends_link&sk=838ee2eda25aef566991805813a1dc56

MargaretSefton, 2 months ago to weirdfiction

I'm working on a project on Medium, a dark fiction publication called A Dark Wood. Here is a link if you or another writer you know may be interested in participating. Medium membership would be a part of the consideration. Cheers. #writingcommunity #horrorwriters #darkfiction #flashfiction #weirdfiction #originalfairytale #fairytaleretold #originalfolktale #folkhorror #shortstory #Medium https://medium.com/a-dark-wood/a-dark-wood-welcome-8b6027bf32c1?source=friends_link&sk=9fcb296135f0db970dcc88edd11e789b

MargaretSefton, 2 months ago to story

At Medium's Pub Crawl this week, I met a wonderful editor for a publication and decided to submit something for #WomensHistoryMonth. This is the friends link, no paywall.💜 I enrolled in the partner program after I posted this, so please let me know if you can't read it. Thank you so much. Boosts are greatly appreciated. 🛩️ #HistoricalFiction #FlashFiction #Medium #WritingCommunity #story #writing #writers #Aviation

https://medium.com/morning-musings-mag/after-amelia-29a5dd64c62d?source=friends_link&sk=76369b6a4e76f0ba031b6fe28385e05b

MargaretSefton, 2 months ago to FolkMusic

There are many popular Gillian Welch songs to choose from, but I love this one from the "Lost Songs"---so quiet and winsome, closer to classic American country music than mainstream folk. #countrymusic #folkmusic #musicwomenwednesday

https://youtu.be/qKpxqe-1FHU?si=VeqWLpT_dp3CtbJK

MargaretSefton, 3 months ago to random

Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.

Rainer Maria Rilke

MargaretSefton, 3 months ago to jazz

#jazz #jazzvocal #jazztrumpet

https://youtu.be/fw1991aZ3us?si=EqPZoal1d4KJW4ZL

MargaretSefton, 3 months ago to random

Here's one for the docuseries discussion group, or anyone else. Have you seen it? Happy Tuesday 💜
(PS I don't know who to tag. I lost the thread, lols and I can't tag @Gorretta.)

@KentuckyConjurer @jacklaridian @ElizabethLeeCo

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31183637/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

MargaretSefton, 3 months ago to random

If you would like an editor, be in touch. I've noticed there are people who self-publish longer works, as well as short stories and memoir pieces. I am a gentle person who would want you to feel good about what I say. I can give big picture thoughts or last-minute touch ups before you publish. I have taken some editing coursework with the University of Washington and the University of Chicago. I have a BA in Literature and an MFA in Fiction. I am open to a low flat fee based on ability to pay.

MargaretSefton, 3 months ago to random

I used to be obsessed with this song when I was younger. I still am. 💜

https://youtu.be/cJZ_ViDADOE?si=xaF7ro7Y7yvk14yF