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Bisexual and Pansexual
Bisexual and Pansexual

Helping middle grade readers understand their own sexuality, their health, their rights, and their social development.

2022

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Lara Manetta
Lara Manetta

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The Utter Newb’s Guide to Medium Tips and Tricks — Updated 7/11/22

Learn linking, formatting, tags, SEO, and more for Medium — A good friend started writing here right around the time that I did and it made me realize something. Medium has a gorgeous, clean interface that is great for readers. But, it can be pretty confusing for new writers. While I was new to Medium, I’d been working in online…

Writing

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The Utter Newb’s Guide to Medium Tips and Tricks — Updated 7/11/22
The Utter Newb’s Guide to Medium Tips and Tricks — Updated 7/11/22
Writing

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About Me — Lara Manetta

I write about food, history, travel, and freelancing. — Hi folks, I’m Lara. I’ve been a freelancer of one stripe or another for most of my adult life. These days, the bulk of my living comes from writing. I’m a pretty flexible generalist who does everything from ghostwritten business books to web content to paranormal romance novellas. I love…

About Me

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About Me — Lara Manetta
About Me — Lara Manetta
About Me

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Apr 17

Digging Into the Niches ChatGPT and Other AI Writers Can’t Fill — Yet

The AI’s coming for (some of) our jobs. These are the gaps where work-for-hire writers can continue to find work. — There’s been a lot of digital wailing and gnashing of teeth over AI coming for writers’ jobs. And, having worked in basic SEO content and having seen what chat models like ChatGPT can create, I think a lot of the fear is justified. Some writing work is going to go…

ChatGPT

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Digging Into the Niches ChatGPT and Other AI Writers Can’t Fill — Yet
Digging Into the Niches ChatGPT and Other AI Writers Can’t Fill — Yet
ChatGPT

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Apr 11

Endless Vacation? Why Digital Nomad Life Can Stress You Out & How to Cope

It’s not all beaches and mai tais. These are some of the issues we’ve dealt with, and how we make it work. — The other day, Aure's Notes posted an insightful piece about the downsides of digital nomad life. Aure noted a few issues I’d experienced myself and also heard from other people who’ve taken on a life on the move. The tl/dr (but really, read the whole thing) is that digital nomad…

Travel

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Endless Vacation? Why Digital Nomad Life Can Stress You Out & How to Cope
Endless Vacation? Why Digital Nomad Life Can Stress You Out & How to Cope
Travel

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Mar 3

What Do You Do When Someone Infringes on Your Copyright?

Stolen intellectual property is every creator’s nightmare. Here’s what to do when it happens to you. — A couple of months ago, Linda Caroll wrote about how bad things could get if you infringe someone else’s copyright. She rightly warns about the potential penalties, and also gives good advice for avoiding stolen IP. The piece got me thinking: what do you do when it’s the other way…

Copyright Infringement

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What Do You Do When Someone Infringes on Your Copyright?
What Do You Do When Someone Infringes on Your Copyright?
Copyright Infringement

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Feb 24

Healthcare on the go — Not going as planned.

The top problems with telehealth and mobile medicine — Last year, I wrote a bit about handling healthcare on the road and our experiences so far. I’m back after trying to do my first mobile general health check-up through K Health. And, I can no longer recommend this service. The Inital Appointment My first appointment actually went pretty well. I filled out…

Telemedicine

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Healthcare on the go — Not going as planned.
Healthcare on the go — Not going as planned.
Telemedicine

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Nov 15, 2022

Kalimotxo Is the Cure for Bad Wine

We’ve all done it — taken a chance on a cheap red wine and wound up with something less than awesome. Spanish wine drinkers came up with a counterintuitive solution, that I swear to you is surprisingly delicious. What’s in a Kalimoxto? This wine-based cocktail has just two ingredients: chilled red wine and Coca-cola…

Bad Wine

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Kalimotxo Is the Cure for Bad Wine
Kalimotxo Is the Cure for Bad Wine
Bad Wine

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The CookBook for all

·Oct 12, 2022

Dead Easy 4-Ingredient Dessert

Use stuff you already have on hand for a show-stopper dessert — This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through my links, I get a small commission at no additional cost to you. I’m all about easy and adaptable. With a tiny kitchen, I need for every ingredient to have multiple uses. I also can’t constantly buy new ingredients that I’ll…

Cooking

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Dead Easy 4-Ingredient Dessert
Dead Easy 4-Ingredient Dessert
Cooking

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Oct 3, 2022

Slow-Cooker Bourbon-Spiked Cider

Icy cool cocktails are my go-to when it’s warm outside. But, we just sailed up to North Carolina, and this Florida girl is COLD. Luckily, there are a bunch of hot, seasonal drinks to enjoy. This is a good one for parties, as well, since you can leave it bubbling…

Cocktails

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Slow-Cooker Bourbon-Spiked Cider
Slow-Cooker Bourbon-Spiked Cider
Cocktails

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Jun 9, 2022

Album 6/100 — Kate Bush “Hounds of Love”

I’m one of today’s Lucky 10,000 (Note: this is unedited and bloggish, but it fits my mood.) Of course I’d heard of Kate Bush, but until today, I only knew a couple of her songs. At 48, I came of age before music ran like water from a faucet. You…

Music

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Album 6/100 — Kate Bush “Hounds of Love”
Album 6/100 — Kate Bush “Hounds of Love”
Music

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