It’s the end of the spring term. I had a small bit of hope for this term. A belief that maybe, just maybe I could stick to a schedule and get everything done that I needed to. I made myself a schedule and then ignored it the rest of the term. I wrote a few scribbles in my To-Do-List journal. Yet, nothing. I had interesting conversations this term about philosophy and literature. I wrote several long handwritten pages on philosophy and morality, mostly mulling over my understanding of the topics. The most interesting thing that happened was probably me changing … Continue reading Journal Entry, June 2, 2021

Since the fall of 2019, I had been feeling lost and disoriented in a world that seemed to be falling apart in every direction I looked. The main human voices I heard on a regular basis were probably, Michael Babaro (Host of The Daily by The NYTimes), Laicie Heeley (Host of Things That Go Boom by Inkstickmedia) and Mary Louise Kelly (Host of All Things Considered by NPR). I was completely in love with radio. They were the people I could have talk at me while I push or dismissed the other people in my life away. During the first … Continue reading A Year Back To The Before Times And Back To The Now.

Winter break has been as difficult as any time has been since this mess began almost a year ago. I’ve spent the past week (I think) watching Dawson’s Creek, a ridiculous teen soap that first aired before I was born. It tells the story of childhood friendships changing as they grow up in high school and in college. It feels highly exaggerated and about the drama. I’m embarrassed to admit I watched it and enjoyed it, but here we are. To me this tid-bit is about developing vulnerability as a writer. As a writer and a blogger, my best pieces … Continue reading Journal Entry Dec. 21, 2020

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Nov. 17, 2020 Merriam-Webster word of the day: Fulvous. Used in a sentence: Fulvous is a color though it is seldom used as simpler colors can be used in it’s stead. From The Library of Congress, on Nov. 17, 1869 The Suez Canal, in Egypt, was opened, which connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean. Grace Abbot was born on this date in 1887, she would become a reformer of the progressive era. Abbot testified agianst the establishment of literacy tests designed to deter European immigrants to the states. During World War I, Abbot worked in the US Department … Continue reading Variety Flyer Delivery

Nov. 16, 2020, in review So, I took Sunday off. I haven’t met my writing once a day for the month of November goal but I have gotten better at just writing frequently, even if it is only just a few sentences. Since this is the end of the day though, I have a lot, A LOT of things to talk about for the day that’s just occurred and this day throughout history. Merriam-Webster Word of the day: Snivel. Used in a sentence: Don’t snivel at such remarks, as they are of no consequence. From The Library of Congress we … Continue reading Variety Flyer Delivery

Nov. 14, 2020 Merriam-Webster Word of the day: infinitesimal. Used in a sentence: There is only an infinitesimal chance that one day will be the same as the last. From The Library of Congress, On this day in 1732, the Library Company of Philadelphia, the spiritual predecessor to The Library of Congress, hired it’s first librarian. From Britannica, on Nov. 14, 2014 Jane Bryne, the first woman mayor of Chicago, died. On Nov. 14, 2002, Nancy Pelosi was chosen as the next House minority leader. She was the first, and currently only, woman to ever be the leader of one … Continue reading Variety Flyer Delivery

Nov. 13, 2020 Word of the day from Merriam-Webster: Farrier. An interesting word that I cannot think of anyway to be put into a casual sentence. A type of blacksmith who works with horseshoes and hooves. From Britannica, Today in 2015 The Paris Terror attacks, a terrorist attack occurred an the Bataclan theatre. The casualties were in the hundreds. And, from The Library of Congress, on this date in 1775, American troops captured the Canadian city of Montreal from the British. Also a mention of Benedict Arnold in that article. Recent trending searches on Google include: Freaky, a recently released and well acclaimed … Continue reading Variety Flyer Delivery

Nov. 12, 2020 Word of the day from Merriam-Webster: abnegate. Using the word “abnegate” in a sentence. If I were to ask a king of a YA fantasy book to abnegate a throne, it would mean asking him to relinquish the throne. From Britannica, on this day in 2018, Stan Lee, the embodiment of Marvel comics died. And lastly from The Library of Congress, on this date in 1815, Elizabth Cady Stanton, a women’s suffragette leader was born. Recent trending searches on Google include: Ticketmaster, a ticket company?, and Denzel Washington, a prominent Black actor. Google Trends references stories from … Continue reading Variety Flyer Delivery