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On being worse than teenage poetry.
I teach twelfth grade English at the local high school. I interact with teenagers every day, bearing witness to the comedies and tragedies that fill the hallways, cause lockers to slam angrily, demand...
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On longing to be trendy.
“The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story and writes another.” – James Matthew Barrie This week’s way to blast my blubber was to use time wisely; if there are only 30...
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On uninspired.
I must admit that I have been feeling incredibly uninspired as of late. Not only have I utterly and completely fallen off the wagon as it pertains to dieting and exercising, but I have not written...
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On knowing you’re alive and here for a reason, and knowing that it’s okay not...
It’s been almost two months since the last time I posted an entry. I’m ashamed and feeling guilty about it because I always promised myself that writing – and the promotion of my writing – would be a...
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On invites to pity parties.
I know that the above song is by Sam Smith, but I feel the need to share my belief that Lana Del Rey is my power animal. I have a sore on the inside of my left cheek, right near the corner of my lips....
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On bad days and good days, and how they can come one right after the other.
Today is Friday the 13th, a notoriously unlucky day. A coworker was married and kissed his new wife for the first time during the ceremony. I realized that I’ve been chasing the ghost of a good...
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On trying not to be ungrateful and having perspective.
“He asked me, ‘How do you keep fighting?’ And the truth is I don’t know I think it’s funny that he asked me ‘Cause I don’t feel like a fighter lately I am too unhappy … You’d think I’d get perspective...
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On talking to the dead.
Friday, April 10, 2015 marked 90 years since the publication of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the novel that essentially changed my life by confirming the kind of woman – the kind of human...
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On treating a blog like a confessional, for better or worse.
Good news: A literary agency requested my full manuscript about a week ago. Bad News: I haven’t written anything in a while, other than melodramatic diary entries that are more embarrassing and...
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On objections.
“Love is a book that never closes.” I need to stop drinking spoiled milk. A respected coworker of mine read the manuscript for Moody Blue and told me she enjoyed it, believed it had merit and promise....
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On being a big, fat liar.
Two weeks ago, I went to confession. The line of sinners was surprisingly long; I assume the snowstorm from the previous weekend had kept the faithful at home and away from the church, so everyone was...
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On the point being to keep trying.
“In the stories, though, it’s worth it. Always worth it to have tried, even if you fail, even if you fall like a meteor forever. Better to have flamed in the darkness, to have inspired others, to have...
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On the persistence of the Universe
Some situations in life are unavoidably awkward. Indeed, some moments are socially awkward by definition. For women, I believe this includes any and all visits to beauty salons. Just the other day, I...
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On new material.
Last week was seemingly the longest week of my life. I could list all the challenges, frustrations, and disappointments and create a self-serving litany of complaints, but what good would that honestly...
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On being random, dismantling and finally updating.
It’s been over two months since the last time I posted, and there’s nothing I want more than to tell you I’ve been doing wonderfully interesting things, that I’ve been really and truly living. But that...
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On fountains.
It’s sweltering in my house. I was dripping sweat earlier. I went outside earlier, to try and benefit from the meager breeze coming from the bay, and my outdoor furniture was wet from a storm that had...
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On hearing and personal normalcy.
Round of applause, please; I’m actually posting weekly! Granted this is the first time it has happened, but it’s all about the baby steps, right? It’s all about doing the work. So without further...
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On making things better … or worse.
About three weeks ago, I went on a date with some guy I met online. We met on the boardwalk, which I liked. He looked only a little bit like his picture, but I’m sure the same could be said for me –...
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On collisions.
WEEKLY WRITING PROMPT #31: Ben Jackson, husband and father of three, is killed on a car accident. Write about this event and how it affects the lives of the following characters: Ben’s wife Ben’s...
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On new optimism.
“The future’s just a fucking concept meant to keep us from being alive today.” – “Six Feet Under” “New Year’s is so weird, the way it makes you think about time. I think that’s why people put so much...
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