Hi, I'm Betsy and this is my life.
I am trying to read more this month, because I love books and I am ready to get my reading habit back after years of school. Currently Reading: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik To Be Read: The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling. The Golden Enclaves by Naomi... Continue Reading →
This year for one of my classes I wrote a story that I would consider a ghost story. It was inspired by a quote from a high school friend, Jarod Anderson who writes as The Cryptonaturalist. It is not perfect but I liked it and thought you might enjoy. “The Mind is a Haunted House”... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I Am The Weird Girl 