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Monthly Wrap
I can’t believe I’m coming on six months into my graduate program! On Monday, I’m going to be mailing in my third packet of work. I wanted to take a minute to explain how that works. I gave a list of books I’d like to read* to my mentor and she assigns me three books… Continue reading
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Skepticism in romantic literature (Why I'm over it and you should be, too)
I took a Shakespeare and Film class in college. We were studying Much Ado About Nothing (a personal fave) when a student asked how to know if a play is a tragedy or comedy. My professor gave a definition that blew my mind in it’s simplicity: Typically, a tragedy will end in a death and a comedy… Continue reading
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Things to think about while putting your life into boxes.
“Sit. Feast on your life.” –Derek Walcott I always come back to this poem in my mind. I found it in the beginning of my favorite book, The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffeneger. And, you know, since I am currently finding myself unable to do all the writing that needs to be done, instead… Continue reading
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Halloween when you're grown AF
(an annotated Instagram Story) Something horrible happened this year. I missed Halloween. I never miss Halloween. I begin to plan my costumes somewhere around July, and even if I didn’t, I have a whole list of yet-to-be-done costumes (Satine from Moulin Rouge and Winnifred Sanderson from Hocus Pocus, I’ll come for you one day). Dressing up is my absolute favorite… Continue reading
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On motivation by proximity to people who are better than you
*as demonstrated by this super-high-quality-photo-in-the-bar-we-went-to-every-night I feel I should start by prefacing this by saying that RWW brought with it a huge sense of community, which in writing is soooooo important. Writing is a pretty personal and essentially lonely process. But, good writing? It takes other people. Other minds. Someone that sees what you’re trying… Continue reading
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Tab on Sabbatical (RWW Residency pt. 1)
I'd had plans for my next post. It was a follow-up to this post detailing some of the fun things I've gotten to do lately, how I've been coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine, ultimately proving my last post to just be a humble brag about how guys, come on, you… Continue reading
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On being unfun
Weird realization: I’m good at having fun on accident. I’m good at looking like I’m having a good time. I’m not very good at having fun on purpose. The thing is I have shit to do, you know? So planning to do fun things takes arrangements and that stresses me out. Life lately has been… Continue reading
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Why I'm done being a brat about bridesmaid-ing
I have a love-hate relationship with being a bridesmaid. I’m kind of a grump about weddings in a way that completely doesn’t make sense with who I am as a person. I can romanticize pretty much anything. I love seeing people in love. I am extra as hell with my Pinterest projects. My family has… Continue reading
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Kinda wondering what I'm doing with my life but thoughts on PLL S7|E12 'These Boots are Made for Stalking'
Honestly feeling pretty underwhelmed by this whole show so far and Holly is hating it so I’m ready to hate it. This episode title is promising though… OF COURSE IT CAN SEE YOU IT’S BEEN SEEIN YOU FOR YEARS FAM Hanna is the queen of doing selfish things alone without their permission so her attitude… Continue reading
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