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Maybe blogging isn’t dead. At least, not yet.
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If you haven’t already guessed, I have decided to participate in NaNoWriMo this year. Yes, I am aware that it is cliche, and no that is not going to stop me. This is something I decided I have to do. What Is It? Pretty much anyone who has taken an elective writing class knows about…
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I hate editing. I am going to be upfront and honest about that. I hate re-revisiting my work and I hate the long and tedious process of editing. I know it is important, but I hate doing it. I also know that I am in the majority of the writing community. We know that all…
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When I hear certain songs I think of him. We all have songs like that. Something about the way the lyrics squeezes your chest hurts in a good way. The memories of good times and bad rush together. Sometimes the scenes play like a fast forward movie, and other times there is only an overwhelming…
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When I was 7 I wanted to be a pop-star. I wanted to wanted to write songs with choreographed dance routines. I wanted to wear cool outfits, tour the world, be be rich and famous. When I was 12 I thought I would graduate college by 21, start teaching at 22, be married with a…
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I’ve been lecturing myself all month about my lack of motivation for writing. Since graduation I’ve had all the time in the world to work on my prose, short stories, and novel but instead I’ve been watching YouTube and reading WEBTOONs. I have no self-discipline without a strict professor and a due date to keep…
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I graduated from Utah Valley University exactly 2 months ago. For the last few years of my life I struggled to jam a full-time job, classes, homework, house keeping, hobbies, family, friends, and sleep into my weekly schedule. Like most college students struggling to make it to graduation I dreamed of a day when I…
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I’ve been single for over a year since my last committed relationship. As I mentioned in a previous post about the single-shaming culture of Utah, I don’t mind being single. I enjoy having my time, money, and space to myself. I like going out and meeting new people both casually and on dates. Sometimes, I…
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I grew up on the coastal plains of Texas, where hot summer storms made music on our metal roof. I have many memories of sitting on our large front deck watching sheets of water fall front the sky, flooding the spongy ground with large puddles of water, and filling the air with that sweet smell…
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Being single in Utah is an unofficial sin. Anyone who has ever lived or tried to date as an adult in Utah will know exactly what I’m talking about. Once you are 18 you are expected to be looking for your life-partner. The sooner you are hitched, the better. By the time you are in…
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I am doing great. I finished school, have settled into a job I enjoy, I have a beautiful place to live, and wonderful friends. I have every reason to be happy- but deep down I’m not. I have depression. I have been formally diagnosed at several points in my life, and I’ve yet to see…
Bringing Mae Flowers 