what is that bright light in the sky?

Oh, right, the sun. Yeeeah. It didn’t rain today, for the first time in 8 days. I can’t remember when I last saw the sun, but it was definitely more than 8 days ago. It seemed so bright this morning when I was walking down to my favorite writing cafe that I felt like some [...]

Joan Didion

Freedom is the right not to lie*

My professor said this tonight: As a writer, you don’t owe anyone silence.
*So said Camus.

so swamped.

I haven’t had time to write here in what seems like ages. This is mostly because I am constantly running to keep up with my schoolwork. I found out tonight that my six submissions due this semester are actually seven…which means I’ll be writing about…130-140 pages in 13 weeks. Plus a 15-20 page research paper [...]

good writing exercise

catching up

I can’t believe it is October already. How did that happen? I am still in August. But undeniably, the leaves are just beginning to turn and the nights are cool and crisp.
We went apple picking on Saturday with B.’s brother and his wife, surely a fall activity. It was a beautiful warm day. Apple picking [...]