Blog Post: Writing as passion vs. hobby; episodes that inspiring me; best and worst writing advice I've encountered; selecting a fic that would have worked well on film. https://buff.ly/3TIptzN

Yes, I do live inside the #TropicalStormWarning#HurricaneHelene#PrayingForFlorida#PrayingForGeorgia

Blog Post: What are the Extraordinary Form Traditionalists afraid will happen if we have multiple Mass forms — and do they realize that the Latin-Rite (Roman) Catholic Church has almost always had them? collingwest.com/2024/extraor...

Three pharmacy benefit managers administer 80% of prescriptions in the U.S. The @FTC sued them for allegedly inflating insulin prices and blocking patients from accessing cheaper drugs. The Biden-Harris admin continues to tackle monopoly power and lower costs for consumers.

"#Amneal said that the law, which was passed last year and took effect in January, was an illegal taking of its property under the #5thAmendment#pharmaceuticals#EpiPen#prescriptions

"The awards follow last year’s mandate to shift the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network away from the United Network for Organ Sharing." #OrganTransplants#Monopolies

Organ transplant network awards reach multiple contractors for first time

As promised, the Biden administration is moving on from the national organ transplant system’s nearly 40-year “contract monopoly” by awarding new modernization contracts to multiple vendors. | The...

Morning word count: 1,217. #amWriting

Blog Post: Discussing a weakness; sharing favorite snippets of prose and dialogue (with the reasons why); and listing which of my fics have (so far) been the hardest and easiest to write. https://collingwest.com/2024/40-question-meme-for-fanfic-writers-6-10

Hit the halfway point of the current WIP fic (36/72 scenes) this morning. I've since finished Scene 37 as well, so I only have 35 left. It's progressing! Based on where I was, it looks like this fic is going to clock in somewhere between 84K and 86K. Whew. #amWriting#FanFiction

"#AtriumHealth ’s parent organization said it plans to cancel liens on more than 11,500 within its footprint." #GoodNews#MedicalDebt#NorthCarolina

Atrium Health cancels thousands of past medical debt judgments

The hospital system will remove liens placed on patients' homes for medical debt. Some date back 20 years.