It’s a sunshine-y morning and we’re going to welcome it with a little rhyme; let's bring back Creative Fridays! It's been a while since I've written a long poem, but I just enjoy writing small things that don't necessarily fit anywhere else. (I've also had a few bigger blog posts lately, and it's nice to …
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Easy to Read Classics / Book Recs
While I read some Jane Austen when I was a teenager, I only truly enjoyed reading her work as an adult. As a teenager I struggled to understand the different characters and their connections, the language, the complexity of social norms, etc. (And that went for many other classics, not just Austen.) Everyone loves to …
The End of Autumn
Today was the most beautiful clear day, lulling me into thinking winter won’t be thaaat bad. But I was sitting in the sun, and now I’m back home and it’s chilly so I’m drinking a delicious vanilla chai which will warm me inside out. Winter will be the beginning of numerous things, like my sister …
May 2019 Reading
I didn’t finish as many books this month, but I am currently reading five books, so next month should even things out. I read five books this month, which gives me a total of 45 this year, which is on track for reading 100 by December. Let’s take a look at what I read in …
What We Give / Poem
If you want to know about my adventure in the park today, skip past the poem and hear all about a squeaking dog. If not, read this poem and then hear all about a squeaking dog. Water before they wilt, Hope the sun doesn’t run out of breath. Wrap your love around their shoulders, Care …
Big Little Life Thoughts
There comes a time when we have to stop and think about where we are. What we’re building, what we’re giving to, what we’re running towards. I’ve been building my writing, giving to this blog. I found out yesterday that a magazine will be publishing one of my short stories, which is my second publication …
What a Writer ‘Should’ Look Like
My blog contradicts itself. On one hand, it began as a cry of ‘take me seriously!’ But on the other, it continually teaches me to not take myself too seriously – it lends itself to joking about my lack of exercise, the inability to balance life, and my love for a good cup of tea. …
