Writer. Dog enthusiast. Velociraptor masquerading as a human female.
Yesterday was hot. The kind of hot where I was starting to wonder if maybe I was actually part troll (I'm talking Terry Pratchett trolls with Silica brains who actually get dumber the hotter it gets and turn into geniuses when it's really cold). I felt like someone had opened up the top of my... Continue Reading →
I just got a new job. Funny thing is, it's the same job I've been doing for about a year now. I have the same responsibilities working on the same project, I have the same boss even, only now I technically work for a different company: The Green Building Initiative (GBI). I don't even have... Continue Reading →
Before reading this post I recommend you read yesterday's post "Leaving". Three weeks ago I returned to Smith College for the first time in three years. Leading up to the trip, I was nervous. I had butterflies in my stomach for about a week. At night I had stress dreams about going back. In these... Continue Reading →
Three years ago I dropped out of college. Well, technically I didn't drop out, I took an "Extended Medical Leave of Absence". I've always been quick to point out this technicality. "Oh, no, I'm not a college drop out, I'm just on an Extended Medical Leave of Absence." It's taken me three years to come... Continue Reading →
Last year, my parents - who are sainted beings - convinced me to resign from a retail job that I'd held for almost two years in order to focus fully on writing my novel. I was extremely resistant to this idea at first. I don't like to quit. I also don't like to feel as... Continue Reading →
When I was eight years old, my family made the move from Colorado to Missouri so that my father could attend medical school. At first, the move was an adventure: a new state, a new town, a new school, new friends. But the adventure quickly vanished under the weight of loneliness and fear. It was... Continue Reading →
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