I blame my countryside upbringing for my fear of asking for help. Where I come from pulling yourself up from your bootstraps is the ultimate goal. Nothing is worth having if you haven't completely busted your ass trying. I still feel guilty when something comes to me too easily. Without exhaustion, hard work, pain, or …
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What I Don’t Want to Tell You
I recently read somewhere (Forgive me I completely forget because I read anywhere from 5-20 articles a day, plus countless social pages. So if this was you or you know what article I am talking about, shoot me a note and I'll link to that sucker right here!) that whatever it is I don't want …
Essay: Sad French Movies
Publicly sharing my non-fiction is literally what my nightmares are made up of. But in my constant fight to open myself to new possibilities and to grow as a writer I have to actually let me writing be read. I am starting a writing class next week on Narrative, taught by one of my favorite …
6 Books To Make You Feel Strong
Can you hear that? That's me sighing so deeply that the roof is rattling. The past two weeks have been trying, tiring, and... good for my character. Two weeks ago I received a promotion at my day job. This was a position that I had been chasing for two years relentlessly. And now it's here. …
Create a New Story & Live It
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about meditation, mantras, and visualizing goals. I keep reading about mental blocks and holding yourself back from the things that you want and the things you deserve because of patterned thoughts and “stories”-- the things we tell ourselves to keep us from going for something. We tell …
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