Eventually I will return to being a writer. This time I won’t be a depressed and mopey cookie-eater. I have to make it my career,
Category: Living purposefully
Mental health and the MFA
I read with interest this piece by Sara Finnerty on Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog. It’s a list of things she wishes she had told herself after
Commuting sucks
My new day job requires a 25-mile commute (each way), so I now spend an hour and a half to two hours every day in
A bird with a stunted wing
I’ve been at my new job full-time for a little over a month now, and my internal monologue has become more strident and provocative. I
The re-imagining
There are changes coming up in my life in the next two months. In January I will be starting a real, truly live, full-time day
A running start
Ramadan is less than a month away (and I’m still making up fasts from last year!) and the Goucher summer residency is roughly six weeks
Redemption and integrity
Finally got a new writing assignment yesterday. I’ve been late with so many deadlines recently I was getting worried that editors had given up on
I should be pleased, but…
…but I never am. The Islamic Horizons issue with my article about gun violence is out. I tried out a more narrative-y lede and I