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c_yates

  1. Today in manuscript comments I did not leave: "Possible to reword to sound more like Spiderman?" 8:12 AM May 23rd via web
  2. Today is Tuesday. Here is a typewriter. carolynyates.com/typewriter-tue… 2:25 PM May 22nd via web
  3. @eric_wen I thought so too! Though I hear Shoeless Joe Johnson is also considered an option. And fan meetups yes, actual busting no. 7:31 AM May 22nd via web in reply to eric_wen
  4. @eric_wen My old apartment suggests otherwise. It was they vs. he in "If you build it, he will come." 7:22 AM May 22nd via web in reply to eric_wen
  5. I just caught a factual error regarding Field of Dreams. This can't be a good sign. 7:10 AM May 22nd via web
  6. Every so often I think, Remember the time Betty Draper shot the pigeons? And then I feel all warm and fuzzy. 6:52 AM May 22nd via web
  7. Dubiously creaky ferris wheels are the best ferris wheels. instagr.am/p/K1ZRlSQ2hd/ 9:04 PM May 19th via Instagram
  8. This pizza has kale on it. And it is the best. instagr.am/p/KyS_vaQ2gt/ 4:09 PM May 18th via Instagram
  9. @KarineMyrgianie Prior to that photo, half of it had exploded on the floor (edit). 3:37 PM May 17th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to KarineMyrgianie
  10. @AdamScotti Congrats! Also, when are you in Ottawa? 3:22 PM May 17th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to AdamScotti
  11. I have a tea drawer. instagr.am/p/KvogtCw2pN/ 3:20 PM May 17th via Instagram
  12. @fitforafemme Sadly, the process does not work in reverse. 7:40 PM May 16th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to fitforafemme
  13. Today is Tuesday. Here is a typewriter. carolynyates.com/typewriter-tue… 9:45 AM May 15th via web
  14. Two people I do not know just drove me home from IKEA. And were awesome. #wouldnothappeninMontreal 10:29 AM May 12th via Twitter for iPhone
  15. Things my new apartment has: a tea drawer, a liquor cabinet, and bookshelves with a gender/feminism section. Now all I need is a cat. 10:26 AM May 11th via web
  16. I have the biggest lit crush on Helen Sword right now. carolynyates.com/books/syntax-s… 5:56 AM May 11th via web
  • Name Carolyn Yates
  • Location Canada
  • Web http://www.caroly...
  • Bio Contributing editor for Autostraddle.com; copy editor for the world.
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