Glen Coe, Ballachulish It’s been a long time, dear readers. My previous goal of maintaining a weekly upload schedule quickly fell off the face of the earth as summer rolled in, hot and humid in Dallas’s typical fashion. It appears that my seasonal depression hits during summer, not winter, and nothing ushers me indoors or slams my brain to a screeching halt faster than the overbearing heat and endless scorching sun. These autumn months have been a blessing—though I still wish

This week’s post is a bit belated, and it’ll be shorter as there’s not much news to report. Things have been quiet around here—something...

It’s comforting to be back in a rhythm of writing. Not only am I crafting a story I feel really excited for, I’m also noticing a few...

Considering it’s been over a month since the last time I wrote a blog post, I’m feeling a little out of practice here, but I’m back now...

I t seems a universal experience for writers to be hesitant about talking about their works in progress. Whether for fear of judgment,...

Winter prompted a withdrawal from the world, where my sole focus was resisting the temptation to doom-scroll or sleepwalk my way through...

I've been here before —a long time ago, when performance was all I lived for. I remember the way I'd hold my breath before the stage...

It’s been a minute since I wrote anything for this blog. The winter months prompt a quiet sort of introspection and reflection on the...

Before the title concerns anyone too much, no, I do not condone senseless violence or unhinged acts of “evil.” Violence causes...

I wrote last week about finding joy. This week, I’m writing about celebrating joy. It’s valid. It’s warranted. And perhaps most...

It’s been difficult to find the right words. Usually, for a blog post that holds little weight against the rest of my writing, the words...

Bluntly stated, I’ve been burnt out this month. I mentioned this briefly in my last blog post, but I want to discuss this topic a bit...

Last week, I had the wonderful privilege of announcing that I've signed with Azala Press to help publish the first book in the...

The outsider's perspective is that writing is easy — that it must be natural for an author to churn out thousands of words a day ; that...