I’m not good at writing endings. I get comments in workshop all the time. “The endings came so quick.” “Give us more at the end, take your time with it.” “It feels rushed.” It’s the first thing I look at in revision. So let’s see how well this ending goes.  I had half of a … Continue reading A Semester With Open Endings

Finals week is fast approaching and I feel like I need to mention one more time, that this has been a really weird semester. Somedays the weirdness hits a little harder than others, especially now that we're going to be having our first Remote Finals Week. It's odd. I don't think I'll be having late … Continue reading A Change in Finals Pressure

I live in a condo association with my mom and sister. So I don't have the backyard and deck that I used to have in our house. I don't have a place to hangout outside while still being in quarantine. The closest we have is our sunroom, which just isn't the same as a grassy … Continue reading Alone Time in Isolation

It's the end of the semester, and I should be working on a research paper right now. But I looked out my window and watching a squirrel walk down the sidewalk. And I was jealous. Nothing is stopping me from going outside, taking Loki, and going on a long walk around my neighborhood. It's definitely … Continue reading Afraid of New Normalcy and Stray Bread

I'm definitely thinking too far ahead and it's definitely going to send me into a little bit of a spiral. But, when in quarantine, am I right? I'm nervous for the summer. For what's going to happen in the upcoming months. Hell, I'm nervous for next fall semester. I'm nervous for large philosophical reasons and … Continue reading Disjointed Thoughts About What’s Next

I live in a two bedroom condo with two people and our lovely little Loki. I live with my mother and middle sister, who's girlfriend is staying with us during the COVID-19 quarantine. So that's, four people and a dog, in a place with three rooms. I share the master bedroom with my sister, since … Continue reading When a “Work Space” Doesn’t Exist

Sometimes you just need to bake and cook everything in your kitchen to forget about the global pandemic. Thanks to Tik Tok, whipped coffee has been a sweeping trend. Self-isolaters everywhere exploring this new coffee drink. The trick with this is instant coffee. Grounds don't work. Take equal amounts instant coffee, sugar, and hot water … Continue reading Stress Baking *Now in Quarantine*

I don't know how many hours I worked the first week back to "online school", but I know I worked 23 hours in the first two days and 14 on the first day alone. It was a lot. By the time Friday rolled around I was exhausted. There were two major assignments due on Friday … Continue reading Two Weeks of Quarantine and Online Classes

Remember those commercials from the Truth campaign? The one who’s mission, when I was a kid, was to end cigarette smoking and teens? That one. Late in my adolescence, there was a shift from cigarettes to e-cigarettes and vapes. Now when I find myself on TeenNick late at night, reminiscing about shows like Drake and … Continue reading Truthometer: Did Juul Advertise on Children’s Websites?