Thanks for visiting my website. I’m a writer and editor with experience at newspapers, magazines, websites and other publications. In addition to being a full-time copy editor the past dozen years based near Portland, Oregon, I do freelance writing and editing.
In quieter times, this website gave me a chance to have some fun, write pieces that don’t otherwise have a home, learn a bit about setting up and maintaining a website, and perhaps share a few things the occasional or frequent visitor might find meaningful or, at least, entertaining. To help you find them, here are some navigation tips.
The site is, and probably always will be, a work in progress. Some days, a comma right there looks good to me. Other days it does not. The fun is, I get to decide. As I continue to add items and work at making navigation easier and more enjoyable, I hope to reward your patience during my website’s evolution.
You’re still here! Welcome!
This site, like me, is a work in progress, and always will be. I’m not a web designer, so please be patient as I continue to learn to make the site more the way I’d envisioned it. As explained in my birthday post of October 1, 2017, I also am in transition. The post I’m most widely known for is my January 2025 story about being a trans woman working for a company owned by The New York Times. That story is no longer on this website.
Although some things have changed since I launched this site in 2015, the basics of what this page says are largely the same. Some of what visitors to this site saw at the time was boilerplate (except for the posts), placeholders of the basic framework of a newly installed theme. The plan was for that to gradually change as I looked to see see if I could bend it more to my liking, to my vision for the site. To a large degree, that happened, although there are still elements I haven’t found a way to employ to be true to that vision.
Note: Dark mode is now available by clicking on the crescent-moon icon you should be able to see in the lower right corner.
In the past several years, I’ve done more editing than writing, the opposite of most of my professional career. This site launched as a way for me to knock off some rust and have a little fun in the process, and eventually put together more thoughtful, serious writing. It’s an adventure, a learning experience, and an enjoyable one. That’s still its reason for being.
Thanks for stopping by, and please consider checking the site every now and then. You can also subscribe through the form on the homepage. I hope you’ll find something you enjoy spending time with here, and I welcome your feedback. The Contact link at the top of each page works now, so feel free to use it. Welcome!
Carly J. Dubois
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