“What are you going to do with that?”

Some people pick their jobs based off passion or a need to prove themselves. I picked mine out of fear. I don’t write often about my day job because, well, it’s not something I love. I like the normal working hours. I like getting paid. I like having the summers off. (No, I’m not a […]

Tidying Up

A few weeks ago, I read this book, The Life-Changing Make of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. I’m not usually one to read books about cleaning/self-help/domesticity. My generally style of living is barely controlled chaos with loads of piles. Piles of clothes. Piles of books. Piles of dishes. I let things stack up until they tip […]

Paris is Always a Good Idea

I’m going to Paris in July. Alone. I actually wasn’t planning on taking a vacation of any sort this summer. My plan was to work and save up to buy a house later this year once my lease is up. Back in the end of February, I was worrying about it a lot, the idea of buying a […]

The Story Only You Can Write

A little over a month ago, I had one of those writing epiphanies. At the time, it was more of a writing crisis. I realize these kinds of crises are part and parcel for those of us who write. But this time was different. So there’s this novel I had been working on over the past three […]