We're all on a voyage. This one is mine.
Let's imagine for a moment that you're scrolling on Instagram. You're looking at some cute pictures that your friend just posted or that new coffee drink your local coffee shop just shared on their stories, and then you move over the videos to see what your feed offers you tonight. You scroll, and a book… Continue reading 7 No-Spice Bookstagrammers I Love on Instagram
I completely missed my actual blogoversary this year. It was on June 22nd, and I had planned to get this post out a week or two after that. However, life happened and got crazy, and I wasn't able to do as much writing as I'd hoped. But, nevertheless, I'm here now, and if you're up… Continue reading Six Year Blogoversary // The Best of The Long Voyage
I read a lot in my MFA program. I had seventeen assigned books and fourteen assigned short stories, plus a dozen articles, essays, and other short readings for each class. If that wasn't enough, I also chose to continue reading like a mad woman all throughout my graduate program (the escapism was strong). Because I… Continue reading The 5 Most Impactful Books I Read in My MFA Program
I started doing this in 2021 and decided to continue it last year. I've enjoyed these posts so much that I'm making it an official annual series. 2024 was a great year of media. I read some great books, watched beautiful movies, binged some truly lovely shows with my sister, and listened to so much… Continue reading The Top 10 Things I Consumed in 2024
Hello, my dear voyagers. It's been a minute. I had every intention to keep up with blogging throughout December, but unfortunately my life got a bit hectic (for good reasons), and I wasn't able to write consistently here until now. This post is going to be a bit different from my usual content. Instead of… Continue reading A Life Update & Bittersweet Endings
Less than a month before I graduated high school, my friend went missing for five, agonizing days. On the fifth day—only minutes after my mother and I landed in Portland for my Twilight-themed senior trip—I opened Facebook and saw his aunt’s update. His body had been found, but his soul was gone. From that moment… Continue reading Why I Write about Grief
If you’re anything like me, you’re painfully familiar with the Non-Spice Reader Problem. You go to the library or bookstore looking for a new novel to sink your teeth into, but you find yourself pulling up book reviews for every single book. You scroll countless websites trying to find content warnings. You’ve forgotten what it’s… Continue reading Tired of Spice and Smut? Check Out These 11 Authors
I rediscovered my love for kdramas a few months ago. May and June weren't great months for me, so I turned to escapism. It may not have been the healthiest coping mechanism, but it was what I needed. It's also just how I tend to cope with difficult things. When life gets hard, I turn… Continue reading Ranking the First Seven Kdramas I’ve Watched
Well, voyagers . . . we've been together for five years now. Every blogoversary is such a visceral time because I'm still blown away by this community. I'm in awe of how many of you there are and how many of you have been here since day one. I know that blogging isn't a popular… Continue reading Five Year Blogoversary // This or That
It might be a surprise to some of you that I'm a Dramione girl. I wasn't always a fan of this ship. However, eventually I realized that I really love the idea of Draco redeeming himself and turning away from the prejudice views of his family + Hermione learning how to love someone who doesn't… Continue reading My Favorite Dramione Fanfics (with Spice Modifications)
The Long Voyage 