Dec 27, 2020Member-onlyHow Fiction Got Me Through 2020It saved the whole year for me, really. I don’t need to say that this year was rough. We know that. We’ve all known that. But now that it’s ending, I was able to sit down and reflect on what it was that got me through the year, even in…Writing3 min read
Sep 22, 2020Member-onlyHow I’ve Been “Getting Better” In QuarantineI haven’t written an article in months. — Technically, I haven’t written an article since April. I’ve had plenty of ideas, sure, but nothing so strong that it would coerce me into getting out of bed at the start of this whole thing. At the beginning of our mass isolation, I was sucked into a quarantine-induced depression that…Writing5 min read
Apr 23, 2020Member-onlyWish and Wish and WishA short story. I wished. I wished on stars. Dandelions. 11:11. Eyelashes when they would fall off and land gently on my cheek. …Short Story8 min read
Apr 20, 2020Member-onlyWhy I’m Rewriting My Novel (Again)Fifth time’s a charm. When I was a sophomore in high school, I wrote what I thought was going to be the next Great American Sci-fi Novel. I have recently reread my first draft of this book, and, to put it bluntly: no one in their right mind should ever…Writing3 min read
Apr 18, 2020Member-onlyI Have All The Time In The WorldQuarantine and how I’ve used it to my advantage. Quarantine has got me thinking. Well, I’m sure all of us have been caught up in our own heads a little more than usual because of quarantine, but I’m saying that quarantine has given me time to think. I don’t currently…Personal4 min read
Feb 25, 2020Member-onlyAn Article I’ve Never WrittenI wrote an article. Well, I did not publish the article in question, but I wrote it. And I hated it. I won’t tell you what it was supposed to be about, because that isn’t the point, but I will tell you why I hated it. I was writing it…Writing3 min read
Jan 2, 2020Member-onlyBeing Grateful In 2020How you can make this your best year. There were many times in 2019 where I didn’t know how to be grateful. Things were falling apart around me, I was failing classes, I had dropped out of college. But there were the good parts of 2019, too. It was just…Self Improvement4 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Jan 2, 2020Member-onlyNew Year, Same GoalIt’s not as bad as you may think. — Every year, I make the same goals. This isn’t news. Most of us do this. We make the same goals we did the year before, but this time we’re going to achieve them. I’m going to tell you why this isn’t a problem. You’re Not Giving Up If you’re coming into this new year…Self Improvement3 min read
Published in Write When·Dec 29, 2019Member-onlyHow To Write More, Right NowThere’s one piece of advice I’ll never forget. I believe that there’s one big secret to writing more. Well, I guess I can say I believe there are many ways you can write more, but only one of those ways is going to help you the most, and it’s something…Writing3 min read
Published in Write When·Dec 29, 2019Member-onlyWhat Not To Expect As A WriterLessons I’m still learning. I used to think that by the time I was the age I am now, I’d be a famous, best-selling author. This is ridiculous for several reasons. First, I’m only nineteen. I’m glad my younger self had such big dreams, but I don’t know how realistic…Writing3 min read
