College applications are nothing like fiction writing. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve never really written much non-fiction, or because I’m just not used to explicitly talking about my own life in text, but I find it really really hard to write essays for college. I’ve learned that articles titled ‘TEN MISTAKES TO NEVER MAKE… Continue reading From Fiction… to College Essays
Category: Life
Days of Dust
It’s a Saturday, and it’s dawn, and it’s dark. There is a to-do list thumb-tacked tightly to the cork-wood and you wrote the words in all-caps just to try and make yourself remember—there are things to do when you feel like you want to hurt. There are other things to do. You tell yourself that… Continue reading Days of Dust
Transcendence
I've spent the last month struggling somewhat with fully grasping what exactly it is that we feel when coming in contact with something beautiful. It's not a feeling that I get too often, thankfully, because if I did I might not get through the day -- being overwhelmed by the complexity of the world around… Continue reading Transcendence
(the transitory twin)
He's a modern man, and he takes a seat outside while his family goes in without him. I've already been inside lots of times, he tells me. I nod and smile. And when he asks me what my plans are -- what's a girl my age doing so far away from home? -- I tell him… Continue reading (the transitory twin)
Carta a la Lengua Española
Yo sé que no te escribo a menudo; por favor, no pienses que es porque no te quiero. Sé que muchas personas dicen eso. Dicen que no te quiero, que intento olvidar mi pasado, mi niñez, mi historia. Que mi país y mi sangre no han dejado ningún rastro tuyo en mi. No es cierto.… Continue reading Carta a la Lengua Española
Updates: Published short story and new fics!
Rules of the Altar has been published! Follow the link to check it out and also read all of the amazing short stories Red Line Magazine chose for their 'Conflict' issue (spoiler alert: remember that story I told you I really enjoyed? It won the competition!). Submitting to that competition has been a really great experience and… Continue reading Updates: Published short story and new fics!
What do you eat?
What DO you eat at home?
Give Me Tools, But Teach Me How To Use Them: Thoughts On Education.
I refuse to accept that my education was as good as it gets.
Rain
This blog has now survived past December 1st and I think it deserves a hug. My new goal is to keep it up and thriving for another year. A little over a week has passed since NaNoWriMo ended, and I admit I've been kind of lazy. I've poured most of my time into tumblr, watching… Continue reading Rain
Progress… and constructive procrastination, maybe.
[Please just ignore my progressively less eloquent post titles... I can't even name my novel. I need help.] It's the sixth day of NaNoWriMo, and my word count is at 8,676 right now, which is a good number... my goal for today is 10,002 (at least), so I should be fine. Yesterday, I discovered that it is… Continue reading Progress… and constructive procrastination, maybe.
