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I know it's now almost 2 weeks into 2019 but I still want to share some of my new year changes and resolutions intentions. Let's address some of the changes that happened to kick off my 2019, thankfully these have all been positive changes! First, I chopped off all that dead blonde hair and glossed [...]
So, I did it. 12 months ago I packed up literally all of my belongings to move to a place where I knew enough people to count on one hand, barely. I made it through my first 365 days of living in New York City. The past year has by far been one of the [...]
I decided to go up to my brother’s room after I ate dinner and before anyone else got home. I walked into the dimly lit room and sat on the unmade bed. What a terrible way to start the summer, I thought. If my mother knew I was in here she would freak out. It’s [...]
The following is the speech I submitted to be the undergraduate student commencement speaker, for which I was first runner-up, at Emmanuel College for the Class of 2017. "Good afternoon fellow graduates, faculty, staff, family, and friends, I would like to start off by forewarning you that public speaking is not my strong suit, but [...]
I've gotten back into books and setting aside time before bed to wind down. Here's what I'm currently turning the pages of: Fiction Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Photo Credit: barnesandnoble.com Recommended by a friend. Collection of short stories (I'm only a few in to the book so far), definitely on [...]
I've been trying to decide who I wanted to write my first love letter to, and early yesterday morning while I watched the bight, golden sun rise over you on a clear, crisp spring morning I decided it would be you - the ocean. Thank you for both calming and terrifying me. Much like people, [...]
Last Thursday I was browsing my email and came across a literary magazine launch event happening after work. This immediately sparked my interest because the entire magazine was made up of 26 love letters from around the world - the sap in me was immediately attracted. I clicked on the event link to learn more [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to my little slice of the internet! Here I will be sharing my love of cooking and food, travel and exploring new places, and anything else I feel like delving in to! I am excited to see where writing takes me and use this as a place to share my thoughts [...]
I have a hard time considering myself a writer. I tell people I enjoy writing or how I’m working on a book. People tell me they enjoy reading what I write and acknowledge me for being a ‘good writer’ and that I have a talent. I write, therefore I’m a writer - so why do [...]
