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Brandiwyn🎶

, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a musician, educator and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.

La Bene Vita

I am a professional musician

, worship leader

, small business owner

, songwriter

, aspiring author

and freelance nonfiction writer

with a chemical engineering degree

.

But that's just my resume.

My profile of qualifications is only one of the ways in which I am unique. Here I chronicle my personal and professional goals and my efforts to achieve them. Occasionally I fail. Mostly, I take daily baby steps toward all my long-term goals. Much like the stories I pen, the songs I compose, and the businesses I run, I am always a work in progress.

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Robert Waltz

Jul 24, 2025 at 9:46am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

Elycia Lee ☮

- yeah, maybe it's our turn to bug her to run it through Prep this year

Elycia Lee ☮

Jul 24, 2025 at 9:20am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

Robert Waltz

I'll be more impressed if Michelle can walk, chew gum, and whistle without swallowing the gum all at the same time.

Even better if she can whistle to the tune of Mozart or something.

Hmmm... if I ever finish that story I was writing which was my first attempt to write a novel, I will definitely ask you what you think of it.

Michelle, if you ever write your story, I wanna read it.

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Robert Waltz

Jul 24, 2025 at 8:49am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

It's certainly a thing to write about things you don't believe in. For instance, I reject the idea of the supernatural, but it's interesting enough that I've written fiction featuring it. But the problems with writing about "perfect" places are well-documented; it's tough to introduce conflict into a utopia, but it has been done. The enduring popularity of Star Trek is one example.

To address your specific situation: maybe perfection includes incorporating apparent imperfections in order to make things interesting. Like how Lucifer's fall, and Adam and Eve's for that matter, were actually all part of the Plan. After all, if God could be surprised, He wouldn't be omniscient, would He? And if Heaven's perfect, then doesn't that mean that the residents' supposed free will has been taken away, and isn't that a contradiction?

One superpower we have as humans is to imagine the impossible.

I know I'm saying all this as an outsider, so take it as you will. And you know me well enough, I hope, to know that I'm not saying any of this to be hurtful or obnoxious.

Oh, and Elycia Lee ☮, it's possible to be both a scientist and a musician. Brandiwyn🎶 can walk and chew gum at the same time.

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Elycia Lee ☮

Jul 24, 2025 at 5:47am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

You are a scientist? I thought you are a musician.

Writing a story that involves God, heaven, hell, and angels are to me one of the most difficult stories to write especially if you want to be factually right.

I tried and fell flat on my face. Good luck. I really do like the idea of angels getting promoted... your arguments are valid too...

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Brandiwyn🎶

Jul 24, 2025 at 5:20am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

Kåre เลียม Enga

- I welcome your different point of view once you had some sleep!

(deleted and reposted because I accidentally sent this privately initially probably because I need some sleep also haha@ my eyes don't work before 7:00 a.m.)

Kåre เลียม Enga

Jul 24, 2025 at 4:54am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

It's 02:52 here... and I'm awake? Oh... if I were "awake" I could come up with something... if only a different point-of-view.

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Brandiwyn🎶

Jul 24, 2025 at 4:08am
In response to "Story idea and my thoughts on Heaven and Hell"

PS: I realize my post reeks of #firstworldproblems and #privilege. I don't believe that invalidates my arguments, but feel free to comment if you disagree or for any reason.

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Lazy Writer est 4/24/2008

Nov 8, 2023 at 11:33am
In response to "Bradykinesia: Effects on Piano Practice"

You play really well. I always wanted to play piano but never had the patience to practice.

Storm Machine

Nov 8, 2023 at 9:45am
In response to "Bradykinesia: Effects on Piano Practice"

I love your shirt. "I can do anything"
I'm glad you're documenting this. You're doing so many good things.

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Storm Machine

Oct 27, 2023 at 2:40pm
In response to "Vocal Fold Atrophy "

I'm glad you're documenting the journey. You are improving, and the patience and determination that are your companions in this path aren't failing you. Keep going.

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#826. Bradykinesia: Effects on Piano Practice
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#825. Vocal Fold Atrophy
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#824. Polarismageddon, Days 29-31
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#823. Polarismageddon, Days 22-28
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#819. Polarismageddon, Day 13
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#818. Polarismageddon, Days 9-12
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#816. Polarismageddon, Days 4 and 5
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#815. Polarismageddon, Day 3
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#814. Polarismageddon, Day 2
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#813. MTMS Polaris: Closing in 31 days
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#812. Jazz Band Audition
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#811. Sacred Prepping Grounds
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#810. Mother-in-Law Chronicles Continued
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#809. Amazon.com: Love to Hate in 48 Hours
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#808. Outlining Your Novel: Traditional Outlining
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#807. On Motorcycles
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#806. On Income and the Profession of Writing
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#805. More Setlist Additions
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#804. Thursday and Setlist Additions
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#803. Promethazine
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#802. Sigh...
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#801. Aaaaaand we're tracking our food again...
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#800. Donald Drumpf is Dead to Me
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#799. Why I Lead Contemporary Worship
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#798. Building Your Brand
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#797. NaNo 2015 Dilemma
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#796. Clever Procrastination
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#795. Food....... sigh.
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#794. Food Log: 9/27/15
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#793. Food Log: 9/26/15
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#792. Food Log: 9/25/15 and 5 DAYS 'TIL PREP!
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#791. Promoting the Prep and Food Log 9/24/15
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#790. Food Log: 9/23/15 and 750Words.com
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#789. Food Log: 9/22/15 and EIGHT DAYS TIL PREP
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#788. Food Log: 9/21/15 and Other Addictions
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#787. I Write Week 3 and Food Log: 9/20/15
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#786. Teenage Boys' Sleepover and Food Log: 9/19/15
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#785. Food Log: 9/18/15 and How To Not Get Hired
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#784. Food Log: 9/17/15 and Getting Cranky
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#783. Food Log: 9/16/15
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#782. Budgets and Food Log: 9/15/15
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#781. I Write Week 2 and Food Log: 9/14/15
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#780. I Write and Food Log: 9/13/15
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#779. Food Log: 9/12/15
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#778. Food Addiction - It's a Thing
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#777. Consonance and Dissonance in Music
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#776. Day 12: "Have Yourself a Merry..." by Michelle Tuesday
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#775. Day 11: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Jack Johnson
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#774. Day 10: "O Holy Night" by BarlowGirl
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#773. Day 9: "A Hallelujah Christmas" by Coverton
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#772. Day 8: "Hallelujah" by A Soulful Celebration
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#771. Day 7: "12 Days" by Straight No Chaser
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#770. Day 6: "All I Want for Christmas" by Mariah Carey
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#769. Day 5: "Joy to the World" by Natalie Grant
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#768. Day 4: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Third Day
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#767. Day 3: "The Little Drummer Boy" by Audio Adrenaline
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#766. Day 2: "Welcome to Our World" by Chris Rice
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#765. Gah, December!
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#764. Day 1: "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" by Jars of Clay
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#763. 12 Days of Christmas Playlist
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#762. Character Problem
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#761. Teen Texting
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#760. Memory
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#759. MTMS Commercial: The Continuing Saga
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#758. Morons. I'm surrounded by morons.
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#757. Epic World Update and Virgo Traits
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#756. What I Learned from Netflix
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#755. Divergent (Warning: SPOILERS)
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#754. The Inheritance Cycle
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#753. Friday: The List
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#752. Tuesday: The List
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#751. Monday's Lament
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#750. Wednesday
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#749. The List: Monday (and a whiny introduction)
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#748. Legitimate Procrastination
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#747. List Addition
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#746. The List
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#745. Obligatory Post-NaNo Post
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#744. PLEASE READ, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
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#743. False Extroversion
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#742. Geeky Music: Bohemian Rhapsody of String Theory
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#741. Indigo Girls Symphonic Tour
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#740. Autocorrect: One For the Archives
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#739. Updates: Court, Moving, Polaris
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#738. Court Day... and Moving Day
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#737. Frantic Update
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#736. On Writing
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#735. The Death of the American Author: Commentary
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#734. Evernote and Other Stuff That Should Just Work
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#733. Funerals
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#732. Test
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#731. The Publishing Industry: Dilution
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#730. Seeking Volunteers
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#729. Where have I been???
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#728. NaNo: Only a drop in the bucket
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