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…

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 ...
Usually I do a year-end Instagram post, and usually I actually post around the new year. Usually, I post some of my favorite photos from the year and write caption taking a broader look back on the ...
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 ...
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…
I became a tennis instructor not because of impressive skill in the sport, but because of my work ethic. I started playing tennis casually when I was in the 12-13 age range. I wasn’t especially motivated or talented at the…
Sometimes it’s hard to come up with a blog post, especially if you have to produce one every day for a month. How do I do it? Here are three of my “secrets.” Pull a Life Lesson From the Past…
This month I wrote a blog post everyday, even when I’d been busy all day, even when I was sick for three days, even when I couldn’t settle on an idea. Here’s what I learned: Don’t be a wuss. Everyone is afraid of…
Today I did something a little different. Praxis asked us to record a video of us critiquing a landing page, so I critiqued Across. I went really in-depth on as much as I could, so the video went a little…
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