Category: Random

2023 Recap and 2024 Goals

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Hello! This year, I made it my goal to write 1 short story a month and to submit 100 times to markets by the end of the year. Given that in 2022, I wrote about 5 stories total and submitted 42 times, this felt like a stretch goal. Not only did I hit my goals, […]

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August Writing Update

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Hello void! A lot has happened since I last posted (many, many months ago). One, I got engaged. Two, I received my master’s. Three, I went to an amazing writer’s workshop in Kansas. And, four, I have submitted 260+ times this year. 260? Submissions? What do you mean? Good question. So, you see, last year […]

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What you didn’t know about Seattle

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When updating my blog, I stumbled upon this beautiful post I created during my first month in Seattle. As someone who has lived here for three years now and has no desire to ever leave, I thought it would be a great idea to share this list in honor of how much I love this […]

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Rainy Days 2

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The pitter patter on the roof meant it was time. They grabbed the breaking down beach chairs leaning against the garage walls, shook off the sand, and placed them in the middle of the floor, facing the outside. They ran to their parents and pulled them into the room, stopping to get some chips on […]

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Rainy Days

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They spent days decorating the popsicles, adding little cloth sails for balance and tiny green toy soldiers for personality, taking Crayola markers and creating stripes all around the sticks. Then, they watched the weather, impatient, waiting for a storm, waiting for the rain, and when it did, they took their popsicle sail boats and ran […]

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Mother’s Day

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I just want to say that it is perfectly fine and valid to not have a good relationship with your mother (or with your family for that matter). And it is okay to not fall into the pressure to act like your mom is the best thing in the world, to get her a gift, […]

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Introvert vs Extrovert

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I am an extroverted introvert, yet many people struggle to understand what those two words mean individually, much less together. In college, when I’m more outgoing, people hardly believe I’m an introvert at heart. At home, where I spend more time alone, people hardly believe I have an extroverted bone in my body. Needless to […]

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Act Confident

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I have this great childhood friend who always said (and still says), “act confident and no one will know,” rather it was for a school speech I felt unprepared for, a test I was worried about, or an interview I had, this saying has applied and still applies to my life almost everyday. Confidence, as I […]

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