Category Archives: My Thoughts

So here we are, it’s January, and I planned a trip to the Pagosa Hot Springs with my friend and her daughter. (And if anyone hasn’t had the opportunity to visit this hot springs, let me assure you, it is … Continue reading →

It’s Tuesday, December 31– New Year’s Eve!– and what am I doing? Twerking at the bar and downing Jell-O shots, of course!! With four thousand of my closest friends who also love Jell-O shots! Cause I am so AWESOME!! Yeah, that’s … Continue reading →

Have you ever had a dream where you are like, far FAR more beautiful than you ever look in real life? A dream where you know that technically, the person you embody in the dream is still you, but she … Continue reading →

The final days of 2013 are almost here, which means it’s time to assess the world of awesome and suck that was 2013. Though I’d rather focus on the awesome, right? Cause who needs any more suck in their life? With civil wars … Continue reading →

In helping a critique partner edit a manuscript, the title of a book came up. The 1984 novel The Lover, by Marguerite Duras, which I had never heard of before. A few weeks later, I picked up a copy at the library … Continue reading →

I had the great privilege to see the movie 12 Years a Slave this weekend, which reminded me of being 14 years old and watching Schindler’s List for the first time. Except I’m 33 now, and watching humans rape, maim, torture, and … Continue reading →

In the past few weeks, I’ve been dedicating most of my time to finishing my sci-fi novel, Mark of the Pterren, which is divided into three sections. I call these sections “books” and I officially finished Book I of Mark … Continue reading →

I’m going to my friend Bethany Bachmann’s artist reception today. She reads the final-final drafts of my books for me, which is how I try to make sure, one last time, that a manuscript is good enough to publish. Bethany reads for … Continue reading →

I just finished reading I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai today, and it was a truly great read. There’s a lot of history in this book, both of Pakistan as a whole as well as the Swat Valley, the region … Continue reading →

Unless you’re an antiques dealer, the word “old” in America doesn’t inspire joy in most people. It’s not news to anyone that ours is a culture obsessed with youth. From advertising to celebrity culture, young people seem to make the … Continue reading →