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  • Stuck Between Morning and Night

    Are you more of a night or morning person? Ah, the old night/day dichotomy. Do you come alive at night, or do you start the day peppy and excited? I admit that I get more done early in the day, and I relax more at night. But the cold hard truth is, I’m neither. That’s right, Read more

  • Writers, Don’t Go It Alone

    Writing is by and large a solitary activity. It isn’t something generally done in a group save for perhaps writing jams and community workshops. However, when writing your novel, short story, poetry, or any other project, you’re probably going to spend the lion’s share of your time by yourself, with only your ideas and thoughts Read more

  • Exactly Where I Want to Live

    If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? I would live in a comfortable cabin in the middle of a sparse but lush forest with no neighbors within shouting distance and located exactly one hour away from the nearest town. I would also have electricity and a hot tub. Those who read Read more

  • Do I Need Time?

    Do you need time? Asking whether I need time isn’t a question I can easily answer. Do I want time? Yes, I want time. To stop it in its tracks for as long as I desire and do all the things I want to do in life … that would be wonderful. But I can’t. Read more

  • Deep Questions about Deep Literature

    Do you remember literature classes in high school? How you would spend hours every day discussing the symbolic value of the billboard in The Great Gatsby and analyzing what each character represented in The Lord of the Flies? A spade is never just a spade in lit class. There is always a deeper meaning. So Read more

  • Kid at Heart

    What does it mean to be a kid at heart? Probably not screaming when you don’t get dessert and walking into the house with mud covering your shoes. “Kid at heart” is one of those curious expressions we use and don’t give much thought to. There’s a general consensus that everyone knows what it means, Read more