Writer of essays, reflections, and cultural commentary. Exploring creativity, inner life, and what it means to grow wiser on purpose.
Life
So, this week seems to be shaping up to be more about recalibrating and recentering than anything else. I saw that coming, though. The universe has had my hands full lately with several months of tasks and little emergencies – broken appliances that needed fixing, jury duty I couldn't
Creativity
So, I've found myself thinking more about different kinds of stories and all the things they can mean. And not just the wholly fictional ones we invent out of thin air when we feel like being creative, but also the semi-mythologized stories we tell ourselves about ourselves. Lately,
Life
When it comes to jury duty, there seem to be two types of people out there — the type that loves the idea of serving on a jury and the type who will do just about anything to avoid it. I’m a million percent the second type and have been
Creativity
When you first start sharing any sort of art online, it's never long before you start feeling... pressure. It doesn’t matter whether you’re posting paintings, poems, AI renders, divination spreads, or half-baked shower thoughts. The moment people like what you do — really like it — you’re
Mental Health
There’s a really common narrative people love to circle back to when it comes to anxiety. Maybe you’ve heard it. You get all worked up about something ahead of time, because you're sure it's going to be an absolutely shit show of an experience.
Belief Systems
I used to really look forward to posting on social media for Independence Day. I had this whole collection of humorous and over-the-top graphics I liked to share as a way of reminding people to make room for fun at some point in their day. But this year? All I
Neurodivergence
Life's taught me a lot of hard lessons over the years, but in my case, one of the most important ones was also one of the hardest to learn. It's that people are allowed to be disabled and to have limits. And they shouldn't
Mental Health
Once upon a time, I thought I wanted to be important (and simply assumed I would be one day). Not necessarily "red carpet important," but book deal important. Someone-mentions-you-in-an-essay important. I thought being seen meant being validated, and being validated would mean I'd finally feel real
Life
As you may have gathered, I've kind of been having a rough go of things lately. A lot's been going on — at home, at work, with my entire sense of self (for all sorts of reasons). I felt like I needed a reset today, and I
Life
There are moments in life when you really think you’ve finally got it. You’re managing your obligations, you’ve built coping mechanisms that work for you, and you’ve certainly been through worse, so surely, you can handle this, too. Until something makes you realize you've
Writing
Every writer goes through a certain process. Some days, you sit down to write and the words come relatively easily. The coffee (or tea) hits just right. The light is good. The air feels calm, and the atmosphere is on point. You actually feel clear, capable, and like your most
Belief Systems
"You're lazy." "You're difficult." "You're just trying to cause trouble." If I had a nickel for every time some adult told me any of the above (or similar) when I was growing up, I could buy the fancy