I’m back! As it turns out, I didn’t even have to take the site down; it was so easy to replace the theme. I’m still editing (I need to replace the header with something more exciting, and I’ve been told that the whole site needs more color) but I like how much cleaner and more […]
Perspective
Journal Memories
I have a trunk full of my journals from high school. (Yes, a literal trunk; it’s a piece of furniture from my grandparents’ house.) Back then, I journaled in bold-colored markers in artist’s sketchpads. I often wrote for hours and hours, chronicling every detail of my life and how I felt about it. Those journals […]
Grief and Creativity
A writing friend of mine asked me why productivity and creativity seem so hard right now. I, too, have noticed that many of my most creative friends are feeling blocked. Unsurprisingly, my answer to my friend had to do with the grief process, which I’ve been writing about a lot lately. Since mid-March I’ve been […]
But First, Grief
I had planned to write a post today about the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, and the crackdown on protestors this past weekend. In my usual way, I had hoped to find perspective through my own writing, give my readers hope, and prompt action. But I woke up this morning, and I didn’t […]
On Grief and Over-Identifying with Childhood Loss
The announcement came at 11:30 on Friday morning: New York schools would be closed for the year. It wasn’t a surprise, of course. I didn’t think I had a shred of expectation that we might return in June— I even signed up for an online class on Thursday afternoons for the month of May, knowing […]
5 Things I Miss, 5 Things I Don’t
I’ve been trying to get some perspective on the quarantine. I keep zooming in and out, thinking big picture (This too shall pass/I’ll wish I’d valued this time with my family) and small picture (I want to get out of the house/I wish I could hug my mom). It’s hard to find the right balance. […]