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• Window Like a Gaping Mouth

  I am slowly, but surely journaling my way through Susan M. Tiberghien’s “One Year to a Writing Life,” and wanted to share with you the first entry I wrote from... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Hermit Emerges from Its Shell…

  It’s no secret. I’ve been avoiding the world of social media and blogging for a while. I won’t talk about it a whole lot here, since you already know about it... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Literary Living, Harry Potter Musing, and the Power of the Mind.

  

  We Heart ItI’m allowing myself some blogging time, because I’ve been enthusiastically working on a book review of Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle, and am at... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Yearning for a Literary Life: A Letter to a Friend

  This is an email I wrote to Stephany of Stephany Writes. We have been conversing back and forth for weeks now, and she has come to be a very special friend to... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Taking A Step Back

  A couple months ago, I posted about how I feel disconnected with my life. I felt that it was dampening my spirits and causing me a lot of grief, but then I... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Mother’s Day

  It rained on the drive back from work. At one point I turned my head to check for coming traffic and the clarity of the rain beading my window distracted me as ... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Rain, Exhaustion, and Fish Versus Rocks.

  It’s raining out. The clouds have hung misty and coagulated all day – long gray bed sheets damp with sweat. It’s been fitting to my mood, which reeks of... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• My New Life as a College Grad, Self-made Syllabi, and More Inward Debates About...

  Today has been busy for me. Not in the: wake up, get dressed, rush to school, take some notes, rush to work, help customers, rush home, do homework, eat, go to... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• First Day in the Life After College (Not Counting Sunday, That Is)

  It’s strange, really. I feel like I’m just waiting for summer to pass before another semester begins. It’s hard for me right now to understand that I will not b... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• How Would You Like Your Books Cooked?

  

  We Heart ItPretty much since forever, I have been a paperback girl. Not only are they cheaper than hardbacks, but they lie limp and vulnerable in your hands. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• On Graduating

  

  Graduation is inching ever closer. As in two days from now. I haven’t even tried on my robes yet. Yes, I called them robes. I’m trying to think of what this... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• “It’s Hard to Dance with a Devil on Your Back, So Shake Him Off.” –Florence + Th...

  I realized this past weekend that the cause of all my troubles is my affiliation with the devil. A lot of us walk around nursing his words that turn us to... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Adventures in Orlando

  I learned a few things about myself this past weekend. Things I already knew, but that became blaringly obvious to me when faced with the most uncomfortable... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Just Breathe

  So, as you may or may not know, I am off to Florida for a bachelorette party weekend. Plans consist of shopping, swimming, Universal Studios, and dancing. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• 6 Ways to Get Ideas for Stories and Fix Plot Problems

  

  Deborah DeWit, 2007Recently, I’ve had several things happen to trigger an idea or fix for stories currently burrowing themselves in the crevices of my mind. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Art of Free Writing

  

  PinterestI’ve been reading Susan M. Tiberghien’s One Year to a Writing Life: 12 Lessons to Deepen Every Writer’s Art and Craft. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Alice Versus Lauren: On Naming and Identity

  

  It’s no secret that I’ve had issues with identity, especially in the blogging frontier. My resolve when naming this blog was to finally accept myself as I am.... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• At Long Last, The Semi-Complete Answer to My Life Beyond College

  Today has been an interesting day. Not necessarily special, just interesting, but only because it didn’t go as routine as it typically does. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Swanky Bloggers Club of Vlogging Goodness: Episode 1

  So, if you didn’t see it on Twitter, I decided to start a vlogging club for us bloggers out there who are interested in the spoken word. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• What Are We Writing About?

  

  About a week or so ago, I was having a blogging identity crisis, which really just means I was having an identity crisis in general. These continual crises... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION