So...I was in a TikTok hole as is wont to happen at least to myself, and a girl popped in with something she had found on another girl's TikTok. It looked like a book and it was called The UItimate Reading Challenge. Almost immediately I went out to find it and then because I had... Continue Reading →
14 Days of Blogging
It's Here!! The podcast I guested on is available to listen to here. It was a super fun and generally a great conversation. So check it out if you want. We are planning another live event for the podcast I will be cohosting Girls, Ghosts, Ghouls. We are going to do a live reading of... Continue Reading →
25 Days of Blogging
I thought today I would share some of the poems I wrote for my poetry class last term. I had a couple that I was very proud of, so here they are for others to enjoy. The first is a prose poem, which is why it is formatted the way it is. The second is... Continue Reading →
27 Days of Blogging
I used to be a prolific journaler. I always had a journal in hand. I used them as a diary, a planner, a scrapbook, and storage space. I still carry one with me, but I just don't seem to use it as much as I used to. It is something I would like to get... Continue Reading →
Completed: October Things To Do
I successfully completed everything on my October To Do List. It was a wonderful month and I am going into November with new goals and expectations. I decided to do NaNoWriMo but I am doing it differently this year by commiting to a poem a day for the month of November rather than a word... Continue Reading →
To NANOWRIMO or not to NANOWRIMO…
I am currently trying to decide if I even want to try NANOWRIMO this year, or if I should give this year a pass since I have so much going on. I started a new job on Monday, so I am going to be working on learning my new function and getting it down. I... Continue Reading →
Stop Pretending…How I Became an English Major.
When I decided to begin college in 2009-10 I did so because I decided I needed a change in my life, so I was going to go to school to become a paralegal. I applied and was accepted to the paralegal program at a local community college, and began taking a mixture of classes in... Continue Reading →
Isolation Chronicles: Making Moves Toward the Future
Last week I had a phone call meeting with the lovely and amazing Joanna DeVoe that I was lucky enough to win earlier in the month. We talked about ideas that I have been having and how to make them happen, developing my "brand" and how to find my tribe. It was enlightening, inspiring and... Continue Reading →
Day 10: Pandemic Pen Pals
In the light of social distancing and quarantines I have begun writing letters to many of my friends. Some are prearranged Pandemic Pen Pals and others are just me writing letters to let people know I am thinking of them. I got an idea that I might want to write letters differently just for fun... Continue Reading →
“We are made of stardust and stories.”
I finally finished The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern on Christmas. I was looking forward to this book immensely because I absolutely loved The Night Circus. In fact I re-listen to the audio book of The Night Circus every couple of months; it is read by Jim Dale who brings such life and sympathy to... Continue Reading →