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

Whether Plath is overrated is a hotly contested topic, and I won't enter that debate here. What I will say though is that this post appeared in my X/Twitter feed and it was spot on that day. I meant to blog about this on the 4th but didn't, which now that I think about it is very fitting considering the content of her journal entry: This also reminds me that I need to read The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath , which has been on my bookshelf collecting dust as I prioritize