You GUYS! I died and went to writing heaven Monday night. I wrote a listicle {article + list} for the Writing With Ink & Grace blog! It's live. Right now. Let me back up. I met Ashly Hilst on Instagram via a survey she was doing about the writing life and writing struggles. I responded … Continue reading My Top 6 Writing Tools! (Or, My First Ever Guest Post)
Mrs. Writer
Writing Love Letters, The Christmas Edition
For six years, Hannah Brencher and The World Needs More Love Letters (TWNMLL) have been sending out love letters during the holiday season. Over 12 days, 12 different people will receive a bundle of letters from people all around the world. This year's letter-writing campaign began last Monday, December 4th and the last request was … Continue reading Writing Love Letters, The Christmas Edition
On This Is Us, Hoarding, and Story
I watched the 5-1/2 minute discussion video they have after every episode and then scrolled up and down hoping Episode 10's teaser trailer would be up. Nope. Not yet. So then I felt empty. Just a bit. But this story--You guys! I LOVE story. Story. With a capital S.
Word.
Last Wednesday I posted this photo on Instagram and Facebook: With these words typed below it: This semester Wednesday nights look like this. Anthony works after Program so we meet at the Senior Center early before Bible Study. I bring him food and usually coffee (this week it was orange juice) and we talk about … Continue reading Word.
On Short Stories and Old Facebook Notes
I have been thinking a lot lately of writing short stories and putting them Out There -- either on this blog or, more recently, Wattpad. In Chapter 6 of DIY MFA, Gabriela Pereira writes about ideas and how do you know if this idea is The One. For book-length projects she suggests writing short stories … Continue reading On Short Stories and Old Facebook Notes
Blog-tember Challenge // Day 6: What I’m Listening To
Music is powerful. You can hear songs that were so important and meaningful to you from childhood and high school again in your 20s and know 99.9% of the music and lyrics and, at the same time, be transported back to a memory that you associate with those lyrics and tune. At my parents' house … Continue reading Blog-tember Challenge // Day 6: What I’m Listening To
Blog-tember Challenge // Day 5: A Memorable Birthday
I have enjoyed many memorable birthdays. For my 18th birthday, my parents and sister threw me a surprise party (my cousin wrote me a song!). When I turned 19 (or 20), I was working at McDonalds and some of my church family from Rescue showed up at the end of my shift. (That was a … Continue reading Blog-tember Challenge // Day 5: A Memorable Birthday
Blog-tember Challenge // Day 4: Currently
Reading... Coffe Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk // I've had this checked out from our friends' library since February (yes I'm that person). I'm really liking it so far. Watching... the anime Fullmetal Alchemist. No, it's not on Netflix, but you can watch here. Trying... Blog-tember! I want to be challenged … Continue reading Blog-tember Challenge // Day 4: Currently
Real Life. True Love.
Yesterday was an adventure for sure! Read about my latest lesson learned in the midst of frantic-ness. Life's a journey. I hope you'll come along for the ride 🙂
WARNING: Don’t Do Life Solo!
I'm a bit of a sporadic blogger. IÂ am a sporadic blogger at best. After I wrote about God being weird, I overthought my review post of A Thousand Splendid Suns. (I'm pretty sure I cried about it. Here's my current review of it: just go read it). And Anthony and I decided I needed to … Continue reading WARNING: Don’t Do Life Solo!
