Blog

Maybe blogging isn’t dead. At least, not yet.

  • Incomplete on Repeat: life when you can’t finish anything

    I never finish anything. It’s a fact about myself that I’ve come to accepted about myself, the same way I’ve accepted that I’ll always be short and my smile will always be uneven. It’s something that appears to be written into my DNA- the procrastinator gene. It’s not that I’ve given up, I just stop.

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  • Everywhere, Anywhere, Nowhere

    Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. Ive always felt out of place. And yet, I feel like I feel like I could find some comfort anywhere. By the time I was 21, I had moved 20 times. I lived in all sorts of conditions in my short time; from overcrowded

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  • Why I blog

    Why I blog

    Why do you blog? I blog because I need to write. Sure, I could just write in my journal or try to publish, but the first is not enough, and the second is too much. I blog because I need to share my thoughts. Maybe that’s selfish or egotistical, but I feel the need to

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  • The Pursuit of Passion: the struggle of the jack-of-all-trades

    My hobby is collecting hobbies. It’s a trait I picked up from my Grandfather whose illustrious list of hobbies include: volunteer park ranger, figurine painter, story-teller, computer gamer, wood carver, chili cook, greeting card designer, Spanish learner… the list goes on. When describing my grandfather, the phrase “Jack of all trades, master of none” comes

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  • Writing Week: Planning My Own Writer’s Retreat

    I’m thinking of taking a week off of work to write. I have over 2 weeks of PTO to use before the end of the year, and I don’t have any trips planned. Over the last few weeks I’ve been bitten by the writing bug. I have so many ideas for new drafts, redrafts, and

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  • Lessons From the Farmer’s Market Troubadour

    There’s a man at the market who holds a yellow sign. It says, “Poet for hire” in big black letters. Every week I see this man, sitting quietly while hundreds of people swarm around the city-park, and I wonder if anyone has taken him up on his offer. I think that’s what inspired this month’s

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  • Is the Blog a Dying Art Form?

    I am old enough to remember when blogs were popular. Long before TikTok existed, and before the rise of YouTube, the written word ruled the internet. There were blogs on every topic you could think of: fashion, family, hobbies, and work. No matter what your interests were, you could find a blog that fit your

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  • Writing for work and pleasure, why is it so different?

    I wish I could write my stories as quickly as I write for work. At my day job, I am known for my ability to research and write 1200 word technical articles in a single day. In addition to my other responsibilities, I keep the company website up to date with educational articles about digital

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  • All At Once, Or Not At All

    I work in two extremes. I am either frantically trying to complete 15 tasks simultaneously, or I am binge reading Web Comics and ignoring my expanding to-do list. I don’t now how long I’ve been this way. I’ve always been a multitasker, but I feel that it’s gotten worse with time. Now my priorities are

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  • The Brushstrokes: Viewing the Houses at Auvers by Van Gogh

    My dad told me that my paintings remind him of Van Gogh. My dad knows nothing about art, and Van Gogh is probably the only artist he knows. I am also his youngest daughter, so paternal pride likely plays a role in his praise. I know all this, and yet the compliment made me happy,

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