I have a vivid memory of walking down an ice luge of a sidewalk to celebrate my twenty-first birthday at a bar that looked droopy and gray during the daylight hours. Being a February baby, I envy those of you who can do outdoor activities without the risk of frostbite on your respective birthdays. It... Continue Reading →
A Cinderella Christmas Story: Because Why Not
'Twas the night before Christmas And all through the house A movie tried to be a musical for two scenes About this, I will grouse The time has come once again for my annual Christmas movie blog, and I didn't think I could top Good Knight or Princess Switch. I mean they are just so... Continue Reading →
I think a lot about the things that used to set my soul on fire. Hours, days, weeks spent indulging in this hobby or that activity. When I was a kid, there was nothing that made me more elated—or enraged—than the piano. I started playing when I was seven, and took to the instrument like... Continue Reading →
It’s Time for New Main Characters
It's the morning after I watched an act of insurrection play out in front of me live on Twitter, and I can't stop thinking about Grant and Emilia. Full disclosure: they're not real. Not in the social security, birth certificate number sense, but as real as characters in my manuscript can be. Their stories take... Continue Reading →
Silence.
I don't know what to say. Writing is where I go to process things I don't understand. This morning, I'm out of words. Over the weekend, I witnessed an explosion of righteous anger. I watched Black people march down the streets of major American cities, including my own here in Ohio, protesting injustice when they've done this before and will likely do it again. I saw cities burn, windows get smashed, and violence perpetrated by the hands of the oppressors, who put knees on necks and feign innocence, claiming some kind of moral and physical authority. I'm so angry. I'm so sad. I'm so disappointed.