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Acceptable Conformity
Someone called my book cover generic. Here’s why I’m okay with that. I’m a chronic nonconformist. The worst insult someone could have given me growing up was that I was just like everybody else. (Let’s face it—that’s still the most stinging statement to receive in my adult life.) I loved rubrics in school because they…
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Purpose in the Holding Pattern
I don’t care for flying. Motion sickness aside, I hate the feeling of being out of control of my circumstances. Though I may trust the pilot, my instincts tell me I should be where my feet could run from danger. But there’s no running on a plane. And sometimes, the aircraft doesn’t land when it’s…
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Teatime Reflections on Writing and Agriculture
I’ve been a little scarce lately. This is not because I haven’t been writing. Quite the contrary—I’ve been up to my ears in projects. Aside from the general hubbub of the holidays, here’s what I’ve been up to the past couple months: 2024 is the year I plan to get published. When I sent my…
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Keeping an Indie Soul in a Pop World
I love indie music. There’s something special about finding an artist who’s relatively unknown and connecting with their message. Sure, sometimes it sounds a bit rough or unpolished, but that honesty and grittiness is what draws me to the genre in the first place. There’s no pretense because there’s no pressure from a big label…