
9 June 2022: Once Upon a New Tattoo
Much to my father's disappointment and my delight, I got another tattoo on June 5th as an early birthday present to myself: the music box...

26 May 2022: An Educator's Reaction to Tragedy
In the wake of another tragedy, the American people are sending out tragic infographics, adding names to seemingly never-ending lists,...

12 May 2022: Adjusting Goals
Earlier this year, I declared that I wanted to be done with the revision of Just Friends by July. With nineteen days left in the school...

28 April 2022: Migraines
From December 2020 until April 2022, I was migraine free. I don't know how or why, but for a glorious year and four months, I didn't...

31 March 2022: Camp NaNo Starts Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the start of a new month, though more importantly, the start of Camp NaNo. How did April get here so fast??? My main goal for...

17 March 2022: Feedback Partners
Happy St. Patrick's Day! ... Now that's out of the way and everyone not wearing green has been pinched, onward to the real topic. As a...

3 March 2022: Empathy Fatigue
What does it mean to be human? To me, it means empathy. To care. It's innate. We care about fictional characters, about animals,...

17 February 2022: Rethinking Titles
I've been working on Just Friends for at least seven years, possibly eight or nine, and the farther I get into this latest revision, the...

3 February 2022: TimerCap
I take antidepressants. It's not a big deal—they help me maintain emotional stability as I work through my day-to-day life and my...

20 January 2022: New Year Goals
Happy new year! Sure, the month is nearly over, but when my last blog post was published in November (whoops, sorry y'all), it's worth...

25 November 2021: Time for Change
Happy Thanksgiving! I know I've been rather inconsistent with all the things lately, but here's a new blog while I have the brain cells....

1 October 2021: New Month
September came and went, a total blur. The month held both good and bad, but here are the highlights: Good: lots of socialization! D&D,...

16 September 2021: Exhausted
I'm exhausted. I often say that I always am, and I'm sure many people think it to be hyperbole, but it isn't far from the truth. Aside...

2 September 2021: Writing Advice for a First Drafter
Every writer starts out with that first draft, the very first story that hooks them in and they feel like they have to write it or...

19 August 2021: First Day of School
Today was the first day of school. I had wanted to do an update about my day, which is why I didn't write and post a blog post this...

5 August 2021: Why Mushrooms?
On Saturday, I went on an adventure with my best friend to Old Sacramento, just for the sake of doing something after a year of nothing....

22 July 2021: Revision Progress
Revisions take time. Obviously, I know this. I'm currently working on revising Just Friends as my Camp NaNo project for July, but...

8 July 2021: The Instagram Kerfuffle
If you reside on Instagram at all lately, you'll likely notice that many people are upset following an announcement about upcoming...

24 June 2021: Keep Up/Catch Up Game
There's something to be said for not overloading yourself with to-do's, being flexible with your deadlines, and so on, because there's...


