I miss writing. I’m taking a few weeks off from working on my story and I can tell it’s a good thing. Even trying not […]
Give a Non-Artist Art
I love having creative and artistic people in my life. I am pretty anti-crafty myself . . . I don’t think I have the patience for it . . . so I feel so lucky to be around people who not only have patience but have a love for drawing and art. I do love to surround myself with things that make me happy and sometimes that means actual things.
Refridgerator Vision Board
I’ve been extra introspective these last few weeks around my potential futures: career, geography, family, finance. As I work through the dissonance of loving where […]
At My Back
For my brother, on his 25th birthday Riding on the edge of the bike lanes Peddaling too fast To hear me yelling after him Be […]
The Muffin Story
I read a short fanfiction story a few years ago that sewed itself into my resolve. I was married and deeply unhappy and spent whatever […]
My Volleyball Anime
One of my favorite shows is Haikyuu, a Japenese anime about a high school volleyball team. This particular niche (sports anime) is not most people’s […]
Whiskey on the Rocks
My grandmother sipped whiskey on the rocks in the evenings. In the summer she sat facing the wide window looking out at the lawn, the […]
Writing Update: Letting It Settle
Tuesday Writing Update! I popped in on Sunday to say that I had finished the Shitty First Draft/Trash Draft of my novel. The week leading up to my deadline was overwhelmed with writing as I found extra time whenever I could to bang out some word count. It was exhausting … and I loved it. Spending hours everyday writing felt right.
I Am So Lucky
Spending a weekend with my mom shows me the brighter side of the coin: how joyful it is to just be together and have fun. We spend more time sewing seeds than trimming branches. More time painting vision’s for the future than spreading balm on the wounds of the past. I love that about my mom. Even when I was a child, she took what I said seriously. I think it gave me faith in my voice that saved me in the foggier moments.
Mother’s Day Haiku
The noblest love Through shopping trips, crying fits Mom always means Home