Okay, clearly it’s a little more than a year, so, for my pedants, we can secretly call this “15 Months After My ‘Quarter-Life Crisis.'” For my readers, my apologies on the thinning of content. The past three months have contained anything from adopting a rescue dog to getting engaged. When I’m posting less content, justContinueContinue reading “One Year After My “Quarter-Life Crisis””
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Writer’s Conference, Shopping, and More
When an author gives you a week of his time, you listen to his advice. When that author shows up sick and battling a noncontagious stomach bug, what do you do? Pretend that you know that he doesn’t know your name? Give up and try again next year? Not me. I didn’t give up—although, IContinueContinue reading “Writer’s Conference, Shopping, and More”
I’m Graduated. Now What?
Trumpets sound. Bells in the bell tower chime. Crowds cheer, and I ascend to my throne, waving. I am no longer a mere student. I am a graduate. Okay, so trumpets didn’t sound, but bells did ring and crowds did cheer (for me and for the many others that I sat with—in fold out chairs,ContinueContinue reading “I’m Graduated. Now What?”
My First Book Rejection
Finally. It happened: they rejected me. A part of the book world saw my work, tossed it into my chest, and pushed me away. We mean the best when we say this, but we have no time for this, even though it seems it took you a lot of time and a lot of hardContinueContinue reading “My First Book Rejection”
Why I’m Nobody
I’m Nobody! Who are you?Are you — Nobody — Too?Then there’s a pair of us!Don’t tell! they’d advertise — you know! How dreary — to be — Somebody!How public — like a Frog —To tell one’s name — the livelong June —To an admiring Bog! Emily Dickinson My first poetry night. Last night, after aContinueContinue reading “Why I’m Nobody”
Why I Stopped Writing at the End of 2022
A simple goal. Write weekly, forgive myself if I miss a week, or even two, and keep writing for my blog. By 2022, I had accomplished half-consistently posting at this rate. As a university student, that felt good. If I could continue like that, I could start seriously working on my other goals: grow myContinueContinue reading “Why I Stopped Writing at the End of 2022”
New Year, Old/New Me
Ever want to commit to a goal, but get scared to because you’re afraid of failure? You might think of all the people you’ll tell about the goal and wonder what they’ll think if you don’t achieve it. I knew they wouldn’t make. They aimed too high on that one. How awkward for them. ItContinueContinue reading “New Year, Old/New Me”
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