At my tween daughter’s request, she and I watched a couple episodes of My 600-lb life. We moved on from that and have been watching 1000-lb sisters. I wasn’t surprised by what I felt watching these shows (sympathy and bewilderment, among other things); I anticipated that those sentiments would come up. Instead, what struck me were the parallels I saw to my own life. I’ve never battled my weight, but I struggle in other ways. I’ve watched this show and how they: Keep making ex

I'm currently reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. After I finish that, I may pick up something of fiction (which I love, and have neglected for too long). In the near future though I do intend to start Stories and the Brain: The Neuroscience of Narrative by Paul B. Armstrong. I've loved words for as long as I can remember, but I'm not *only * into words. The sciences are fascinating to me too. And I become rather giddy when I see the two intersect. I learned of this book

I've written a bit about rejection before. To put it ineloquently: it sucks. Almost all writers experience rejection at some point. And for many of us, we experience it multiple times. However, I've (sort of) tried to reframe how I think about it. You see, two years ago, I was accepted to the Kenyon Writers Workshop . That name may not mean anything to people outside of my industry, but in the writing world, it carries weight. I had been rejected from Kenyon twice and waitlis