I went to Japan. I have to keep saying it out loud. I have to keep writing it down. Because the memories are already fleeting. Because it all happened so fast. I want to keep these updates brief, honest, and from the heart. Travel blogs tend to offer either just great photos or weird sales …
I am well aware that there's a lot of problems with this statement. Draft after draft of this post butt up against them and I kept trying to counter any argument that could be made and make sure I didn't leave anyone out. Exhausting. So... Disclaimers 1. I am not anti-gym. I love the gym! …
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 …
In the past I have shied away from writing about politics because I never feel that I know "enough" to be someone who should be putting information out there. That seems sort of silly now given the amount of news outlets that write whatever they want, ignoring truths for their own agendas. I've always wanted …
Three years ago I made a note to myself in my journal. I had been reading something--an article or a book-- and wanted to boil down what I had read to a mantra. The entry says this: Work when you are working. Relax when you are relaxing. Write when you are writing. And it is …
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