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November 14, 2018 LJSharks

About LJSharks

Lauren J. Sharkey is a Korean American writer from Long Island, NY. Her debut novel, INCONVENIENT DAUGHTER is forthcoming June 23, 2020, and is based on her experience as a transracial adoptee. Sharkey's creative nonfiction has appeared on DEAR ADOPTION,, Blind Faith Books' I AM STRENGTH collection, and others.

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Starting the day off with some crusty, cinnamony b

Starting the day off with some crusty, cinnamony bread fresh from the oven 😄.

I definitely burned the midnight oil and burned my

I definitely burned the midnight oil and burned myself out trying to hit my deadline. Even though deadlines make great motivators, I know I have to be better about making time for my writing.⁣
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I hope you enjoy this excerpt from my work in progress, which I am hoping to turn into an editable draft!⁣
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#amwriting #laurenjsharkey #listentoadoptees #adopteevoicesmatter #adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptioneducation #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteestories #adopteemovement #adopteesconnect #adopteesspeak #kad #koreanadoptee #koreanamericanadoptee #tra #transracialadoptee #adopteeauthor

Back in the day, whenever someone would ask me wha

Back in the day, whenever someone would ask me what I did, I would always tell them what my current job was - barista, bookseller...bartender. I never said writer because I never felt like a writer. In fact, I still don't.⁣
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I felt like I was somehow being fraudulent - I hadn't published anything, hadn't finished anything, hadn't gone to school for writing (at that point). Who was I to call myself a writer?⁣
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When I finally went to grad school, a professor of mine said she had gone through the same thing until it came time to renew her passport. She told me it was the first time she'd put "writer" in the occupation box. She didn't feel like one, but she knew it's what she wanted to do.⁣
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I renewed my passport the same year and wrote "writer" in the occupation box. Not becauseI felt like one, but because that's who I was. I am someone who writes.⁣

In case ANYONE is wondering the answer is yes, I d

In case ANYONE is wondering the answer is yes, I did ask my editor for an extension two hours and fifteen minutes before the deadline for the original extension... #amnotwriting #procrastinationnation

You all know my default, "I don't know who needs t

You all know my default, "I don't know who needs to read this today, but I had to write this today."⁣
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As the sun sets on the weekend and we head into a new week, I took some time to meditate on what it means to engage in the online adoption space, and to remind myself of a few things.⁣
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So, I don't know if you need to read this today, but I had to write it.⁣
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#listentoadoptees #adopteevoicesmatter #adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptioneducation #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteestories #adopteemovement #adopteesconnect #adopteesspeak #kad #koreanadoptee #koreanamericanadoptee #tra #transracialadoptee ⁣

Sundays are for 🥓🧀 biscuits.

Sundays are for 🥓🧀 biscuits.

@guidarichards of @adoptee_thoughts and I are at i

@guidarichards of @adoptee_thoughts and I are at it again! Join us on Thursday, March 4th, at 7PM EST as we talk about Melissa's forthcoming book, WHAT WHITE PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION, adoption, and writing as adoptees. General awkwardness is also guaranteed. 🤪⁣
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Questions can be submitted via DM or can be asked live! We hope to see you there💛⁣
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#listentoadoptees #adopteevoicesmatter #adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptioneducation #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteestories #adopteemovement #adopteesconnect #adopteesspeak #kad #koreanadoptee #koreanamericanadoptee #tra #transracialadoptee ⁣

I heard about Brunton’s Dairy from a coworker wh

I heard about Brunton’s Dairy from a coworker who, get this, gets their milk delivered weekly in glass bottles ! Bryan and I drove 40 minutes to get some amazingly creamy and delicious dairy products! And yes, I will be making milkshakes later!

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