We're all on a voyage. This one is mine.
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
I don't think 2023 was what anybody expected. I think that everyone thought 2023 would bring renewal, revival, fresh starts, clean slates, and a breath of new air after the last few years of utter chaos. I think we all dreamed that 2023 would be the year we finally broke our bad habits, stopped letting… Continue reading Here’s to 2024 // Some Thoughts About the New Year
I think a lot of us remember when we knew, for sure, that we wanted to be a writer. For some of us, this was a decision we made as children. For others, like myself, it was a decision made a little later, when God put all the right pieces into place. I don't claim… Continue reading 5 Things I Wish I’d Known as a Beginning Writer
Why do I write? This is a question I think about a lot because there are so many reasons I write. I write because it makes me feel good. I write because I like telling stories. But even those answers barely scratch the surface. The real reason I write isn’t something I can explain with… Continue reading Why Do I Write?
The Long Voyage 