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Parking Instructions for Aliens

This was my submission to a writing contest. I did not win.

Jun 3 • sarah cottrell

May 2026

They tried to erase my grandmother

her experience was a norm, not an exception

May 27 • sarah cottrell

1

April 2026

How to dumb down your iPhone

A list of what I did to my iPhone to make it far less appealing and distracting.

Apr 2 • sarah cottrell

1

March 2026

my new friend is a homicide detective

a few interview tips for when you're researching for a book

Mar 18 • sarah cottrell

3

January 2026

book recs for word nerds

excellently crafted storytelling for writers who appreciate that sort of thing

Jan 29 • sarah cottrell

14

1

people watching as a writer

airports are my favorite places

Jan 22 • sarah cottrell

13

4

the blank paper method

battling intense imposter syndrome and writers block

Jan 14 • sarah cottrell

20

7

1

October 2025

fall leaves

stepping down the sound scatters a brittle applause crunch and releases a scent of earth and smoke in russets and ochres and orange a stray green in the…

Oct 7, 2025 • sarah cottrell

15

7

2

April 2025

tender gravity

a little poem

Apr 30, 2025 • sarah cottrell

11

what if you're in the wrong timeline?

I've been on a John Scalzi bender lately.

Apr 22, 2025 • sarah cottrell

11

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1