"Abraham’s daughter raised her bow."

[greygirlbeast]

Last night's appearance at the North Kingstown Free Library in Wickford was actually quite a success. My thanks to Elizabeth Donovan for arranging it with the North Kingstown Arts Council. It wasn't even necessary to resort to discussing odontological evidence for an omnivorous diet among the Paleocene "Condylarthra" (polyphyletic) as opposed to

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[lilith_333]

I know you probably have a billion different people giving you insomnia advice, but have you tried melatonin? I need a *lot* of sleep but my normal sleep cycles are owl-like, which is not compatible with most of my work and dayside responsibilities. I don't like taking Tylenol PM every night because I know it's habit-forming. Ergo, melatonin, which is naturally produced in the body. It's helped me get on a more "normal" sleep schedule.

As you may or may not remember from my previous posts, I spent most of my life in New England and when I lived there this was my absolute WORST time of year. My body felt like it should be a real spring by now...but more often than not it's still cold and nasty even into April (I remember one year when we got a *horrendous* blizzard well into April!). I do envy that you're nearer the sea than I was when I lived there; visiting the ocean has always helped me a lot.

I'm sorry if my advice comes off as presumptive...but I think that you're doing a wonderful job of everything. I truly admire (and envy, I'll admit!) your talent, creativity, and determination, and I'm SO eagerly anticipating your upcoming work! My primary work has been in the academic/critical, not creative, sphere so far - but I know quite well how it feels to wake up in the middle of the night thinking you've screwed something up. (Last night my specific nightmare along those lines involved having to teach in an endlessly sprawling school where all the elevators were out of commission and the staircases were scary and un-traversable. I couldn't get to my classroom to teach in time and my chairperson fired me via a strange holograph while I had to stay in a small room full of horrible stinging worm-like things. ANYWAY...) My personal experience has been that those people who are the most talented and competent are the ones who experience the most anxiety and self-doubt.

Best Wishes,
Jaime