Everyone can have an opinion, but sometimes it’s difficult to back that opinion up. Some opinions are mostly personal. If you don’t like a certain book, or a type of food, or a style of clothing, that for the most…

Creative, Ambitious, Determined
That’s right, you read the title correctly. Summer, 2021, I did not have a permanent address. Just a fair warning before diving in, this is a fairly lengthy and complicated story, even though I ...
Traveling, relocating, in-between jobs or permanent homes, there may come a time when you need to find short-term housing of some kind. As someone who's been in all of these situations at one ...
January 13th of 2024, I FINALLY got engaged to the love of my life. On April 22nd of 2024, I married the love of my life. That's right, I planned my wedding in three months. Not many people do ...
I haven’t sat down and written a full blog post in quite a while now. Is it coming up on a year? I’m not sure. It’s a bit sad for me, as someone to whom writing was such a core part of my skill set ...
Everyone can have an opinion, but sometimes it’s difficult to back that opinion up. Some opinions are mostly personal. If you don’t like a certain book, or a type of food, or a style of clothing, that for the most…
P.E. in school has a reputation for being terrible. I wouldn’t know, I’ve been homeschooled my whole life. There seems to be a split between the athletic and the less so. Still, they have to participate, even if they hate…
People hold fast to their opinions, even if they’re terribly wrong. There are many reasons for this, pride, stubbornness, unwillingness to learn. Even the people who you think keep an open mind are holding on to some sort of belief…
First impressions are not only important, but fairly common. Whether it’s going to an interview or talking to someone on the street, you want to make a good first impression. Here are seven ways to do just that: 1. Firm…
I wrote the first draft of Expired when I was fourteen. I wrote it for NaNoWriMo and the final draft ended up at about 60k. I edited that version for a while. It was slow going, and I knew I’d…
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