The Age I’d Like to Be
An ideal age is tricky. Unless you shoot outside the human lifespan, you’re presumably going to live past the age you pick. And then what?
Continue readingThe Job I Want When I Grow Up
Writing is what I wanted to do from a very early age, so I’m already living the epilogue of my own YA book. But I do have a dream or two left.
Continue readingNon-victory Victories
So no, I don’t have an agent or a publisher, but behold! I’ve done a bunch of things I didn’t think I could, and those are still victories.
Continue readingYou’re Already Doing Hard Things
“You’re already doing hard things,” my therapist tells me. Over and over. That’s because my unchecked thoughts tend toward catastrophe.
Continue readingMaking Space for Rage and Empathy
If you’d like to sit next to me, I’m here, in a small space where I can hold my rage and empathy together, and there’s room for everyone.
Continue readingWhy You Might Be Too Comfortable
I’m a big fan of comfort. Take right now, for instance. I am sitting inContinue reading
Being a Little Kinder Than is Necessary
This week, I listened to a Hidden Brain episode about the Liking Gap, a well-researchedContinue reading
Critical Hearts
This week, I met with my editor and I played some Zelda. I don’t mindContinue reading
Notes on a Quarantine
Like most people living in non-island nations, my children and I contracted COVID recently. ItContinue reading