Still Writing. Still Persisting.

March 24, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

I am so glad I finally bought the book The War of Art (Steven Pressfield) today! It has given me some vital clarity. Vital. Clarity. (And I haven’t even reached the “solutions” part of the book, I’m still in the symptoms section!) For all my fellow writers out there (and for anyone else aiming to pursue […]

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone Involves Risk (but could also lead to fun) – Motorbiking in Indonesia

January 8, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

My friend asked me this morning if I was cool with calling two Uber motorbikes to take us to our tourist destination. “Sure, yeah!” I said. “I rode on the back of a motorbike in Thailand, and it was so fun!” This is true. But that ride was about five minutes long down a mostly deserted […]

2017: A New Beginning

January 2, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Hello, 2017! My theme for 2016 was Maturity. This year, the theme I have sensed from God is New Beginnings. Sounds like time to start some new habits, right? Oddly, this is the first year in recent memory where I haven’t started off the year with a list of goals in mind. In keeping with my new […]

Novel Writing: Persevering Past the Not Good

April 11, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

I finally shared a draft of my novel with some other humans last week! I immediately regretted it. Then I decided I didn’t regret it. And then I concluded that this 62,000-word project I’ve been pouring all of myself into for the past 9 months was a bunch of junk. But it was still good I wrote it. […]

The Feeling of Springtime and Home

March 22, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Yesterday was the first day of Spring, and today I really felt it. What perfect weather! I recently dropped a bunch of money on a bike––a decent one, according to my friends who know about these things––and I figured I should take it out for its first spin today. I should get over my paranoia about breaking […]

When Your House Becomes One Giant Refrigerator

December 16, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

My roommate and I can literally see our breath while standing in our living room. It’s become somewhat of an evening pastime, watching each other blow streams of steam from our mouths. We each have space heaters in our rooms, but why heat the living room when it will cost us an arm and a […]

Hibernation

December 11, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

This winter I seem to constantly be wrestling with some level of sickness or other, and I’ve come to the logical conclusion that winter is meant for hibernation. We’re simply not designed to have to leave our houses in winter. We’re supposed to stay snuggled in our beds, conserving energy and resting our bodies until spring. I’m […]

The Unsolved Mystery of the Unclaimed Stool (Not the Kind You Sit On)

December 7, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Disney World The other night, a friend mentioned Disney World, and I said that I had visited as a child. I must have been about eight. “Someone pooped in our bathtub,” I said, slurping up some late night ramen. “That’s my most distinct memory.” My friend said they really didn’t want to hear the rest of the story, […]