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Genres I Love Writing
As I mentioned in my last post, you can write anything, anywhere, at anytime. Let’s emphasize for a moment the anything. As an aspiring writer, that word- “anything” is terrifying. When I first sat down to start writing seriously, I wondered briefly what to write. After an internal dialogue (re: talking to myself), I realized ...Forever Seventeen
Content Warning: The following deals with a True Crime murder Bailey, Colorado – Park County December 1, 2017 Seventeen-year-old Maggie Long, excited to be a part of the first concert at Platte Canyon High School, had forgotten something at home. After school, she drove the 20 minutes to her family’s ranch to retrieve it. When ...- Cooking, Food & DrinkEntertainmentCultureCreativityParenting & FamilyMemoir & AutobiographiesHome & Garden
Ten Things To Do In The Summer To Evoke A Sense Of Halloween
It’s still summertime, but you’re feeling ready for Halloween—or at least you’re looking forward to the arrival of autumn. Fall brings crisp, cooler weather and a vibrant array of colors. It’s a symbol of transformation and a time to reflect. Halloween is a time to let your creative juices flow and to enjoy getting outdoors ... - Home & GardenDesign, Fashion & StyleScience & TechnologyHealth & WellnessEntertainmentLifestyleMediaFictionMemoir & Autobiographies
Finding My New Dream
I have struggled my whole life to find that one thing I’m more passionate about above all else. Growing up, I wanted to be everything from a teacher to a singer to a lawyer to an astronomer. When I was about 11, I decided I wanted to be a fashion designer, and this is the ... An Imagined World Part 1: The Human Condition
This is but an imagined future. None of the following events or characters exist. But our planet does. Ninety-two point ninety-six million miles from the sun there was a little, blue planet that is no longer blue. It is brown with the polluted ambitions of humanity. The oceans bear little life and the land is ...A Love Letter To A Game
Dear Minecraft, By the time you read this post, I will have turned twenty, and you will have turned ten, on May 17th, 2019. Amazing, isn’t it? But wasn’t it yesterday they released you to the public? Wasn’t it yesterday when Steve was not a skin but an entity? Wasn’t it just yesterday I put you ...Surviving Your First Rejection Letter
I spent weeks writing this short story. Editing and revising it, until it was crisp and polished. My instructor loved it. My peers loved it…hell, even my family loved it. I dig up the courage and I submit it to a magazine that publishes similar stories. Then, I wait with bated breath for three days. ...Did You Survive Mercury Retrograde? Well More To Come.
Mercury Retrograde is many people’s worst astrological nightmare. It has been blamed for tickets being lost, computers crashing, emails being lost somewhere in the cloud, and miscommunications between couples. What is Mercury Retrograde? It is the orbit of the planet in retrospect to the orbit of the earth. The earth rotates on its axis as ...There’s More To Do Than Gamble In Las Vegas
There is a lot more to do than gamble in Las Vegas. The town that doesn’t sleep has been one of my favorite haunts for a while now. Each time I visit, there is more to see and do than one would think. First, need a place to stay? Try to get into Fremont Hotel. ...I’m Not Crazy – Of Course I’m Not Exactly Normal Either.
I’m not crazy. I have to remind myself of that every so often because there were so many times growing up that I thought I was. When I think back on my childhood and what I’ve experienced? I’m sometimes surprised I’m not crazy. Now granted, I’m not exactly normal either. I grew up hearing voices ...
