What I’m Reading (When I Have Time to Read)
I'm knee deep - nay, NECK DEEP - in all of the writing these days. Every spare moment is divvied up into sizable, manageable chunks, and there is little wiggle room for anything else. Related: My house is a disaster, and the laundry threatens to eat me in my sleep. Wendy and I are down to two...
Choosing Confidence
In five weeks, I will reenter a world I didn't think I belonged. I was part of this world once, and I never felt like I fit in. I felt like a failed citizen amongst a world of accomplishments. This world was, for me, a bit stormy, wrought with feelings of inadequacy. This is the world of...
On Katniss and Tris and Real Life Role Models
I steal glances at her every now and then. I have to stare when she's not looking, when her guard is down completely and I can take in the whole of who she is - who she's becoming. She still has all the evidences of childhood, but they're fading, and fast. Her face is lengthening, and the...
The Contract
He delicately unwrapped the package, eyes wide with hopeful anticipation. When he reached the end of the wrapping, he found another color paper spun tightly around the treasure. And another. And another. Until finally... He thrust his hand up in the air, triumphant. "Yes! This is the best...
