Why, oh why, are we doing this again? Oh, you're in rare form today, huh? Have you been living under a rock? It's cold. You can imagine what living in the frozen tundra does to a girl's mood. Hey, I'm cold, too. But I felt like it was time for another chat. Totally disagree. Yeah, …
The Value of Tough, Ouch-y Love.
I wrote the following essay last year and submitted it to HelloGiggles. Wasn't published, but such is life. I'm proud of it all the same. Check it out below. Feel free to let me know what you think. The Value of Tough, Ouch-y Love Deep down, I knew it was coming. As I informed the …
About your Published Author.
Oh, I caught that. You're published? Yes, indeed. I'd like to happily announce that my second book, a collection of short fiction entitled The Loftiest Thing, has been officially published. *insert primal scream here* Congratulations, you. Wow. You've been working on that thing for an eternity, haven't you? Admittedly, yes, some of the stories have …
Instagram.
In this Instagram world, my dear, find the right filter to place on our fractured love. Will it be Hefe or Mayfair? Amaro or Lo-Fi? Endeavor to color us with the sheen of the dreamlike and the sepia and take away the cracked veneer of a love that’s no longer a love at all, but …
Project Blogtober: Check. (Blogtober #31)
The plan to combine my favorite month with my favorite season by blogging every day? Check. Done and done. What good times. Thanks for supporting my blogging efforts this month by reading and/or commenting and/or liking, thanks to those of you that joined me for the project, for those of you that decided to follow …
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About your Author Redux. (Blogtober #30)
Oh, hi. We're doing this again, huh? How exciting. Sarcastic much? As you say, let's move on. How are you feeling about Blogtober so far? Tomorrow is the last day... I'm thrilled. This was a great project and I loved every minute of it. Lessons learned? Definitely that it's possible to be regular with my blogging. …
The Giving Tree. (Blogtober #26)
Let us treat our doomed love like the vivid orange and greens of autumn, like the majestic trees in our midst that offer their dying leaves with opened, giving hands, uncaring of the stark emptiness to come but falling ever so gracefully and beautifully onto the cold, hard ground-- The death of our love is …
Emerald City (Blogtober #16)
And so you chose Emerald City. Who wouldn’t, really? With its charming vistas and valleys and standalone Starbucks? Lattés everywhere you turn like a giant, dizzying field of poppies? Here in Kansas, what can I give you but barbecues in Auntie Em’s backyard and lemonade stands and endless, utter devotion? No contest, really. I offer …
About your Author. (Blogtober #13)
So why do you love autumn so much? There's something about that crisp, fall breeze that fills me with hope. It just makes me want to pursue my goals. You do realize that things are dying in the fall? To prepare for winter? Yeah, I know. It just seems weird to put an entire season …
The Paris in Springtime Bias. (Blogtober #4)
Admittedly, I have this bias. Perhaps you have this bias. When I think about Paris--which you're learning is pretty often--I almost always imagine it covered with spring. Trees bearing light pink blossoms that gently blow in the breeze. Couples walking hand in hand along the River Seine, the light air adding a delicate touch to …
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This Square Peg. 