I’ve lived in NYC for 6 months now and I’m not sure how I feel about it. Sometimes when I’m walking along the city, I’ll see the trees of Central Park mixed with tall buildings and think that I have…
Collecting Rejections
Aside from being uncomfortable, one of my other major goals this year is to collect 50 rejection letters from magazines, online publications, agents, writing residencies, etc. I got the idea from this post: Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections…
On a Lighter Note
My posts have been pretty heavy lately: sexual harassment, nuclear war, loneliness, anxiety, depression, etc. So, let’s take a quick break from the mess that is in my brain and focus on something lighter: a readathon. Because I don’t have…
“No” Doesn’t Mean Try Again in a Few Minutes
Another week another sex scandal. The fucked up thing about the Aziz Ansari scandal was that when I first read it, I was like, “Oh that’s not so bad in the grand scheme of things. And then I felt icky…
Emergency Blog Post: This Is Only a Test
Earlier this week, I was awoken at 1 AM by a loud buzzing sound. My first thought was, “Emergency broadcast. North Korea is bombing!” I jumped out of bed and looked out the window. It looked normal out. I thought…
2018: Time to Get Uncomfortable
I started an American Sign Language class back in September. I’d always wanted to take it and my work offered to pay, so I figured, why not? My teacher is deaf, and awesome, and has a strict no talking rule.…
Why Is Making New Friends so Hard?
When you’re a kid making friends is as easy as walking up to another kid and asking them to play. As a 30-year-old woman in NYC, I’m not sure this same strategy would work. I’m pretty sure if I walked…
NANOWRIMO vs. Anxiety
It’s November 26th and I’m supposed to have 43,333 words written for NANOWRIMO. Right now I have 23,619 words. Don’t get me wrong. That’s still amazing and works out to 908 words per day. It’s just not where I’m supposed to…
Being Creative Despite Depression
I was supposed to post this a long time ago since I’m trying to put out blog posts every Monday and Friday. But for the past couple weeks, depression got the better of me. I have high-functioning depression, so most…
NANOWRIMO is Upon Us
NANOWRIMO stands for National Novel Writing Month. People all around the world spend the month of November trying to write 50,000 words of a novel. Throughout the month there are tears, chocolate, word sprints, and lots of bitching about how…