Category: Essays & Creative Nonfiction
Reflective pieces on life, creativity, and finding my way as a creative weirdo.
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The Ordinary #1: Lowering My Standards for Enemies
2–3 minutesA mini memoir reflecting on how perceived danger in mundane interactions turns a neighbor into an enemy.
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Stories that Linger: My Experience Behind a Failed Celebrity Campaign
5–7 minutesA simple blog post became a PR nightmare I didn’t want my name attached to for my own safety. It became a lesson in boundaries, ethics, and the fear of having a public-facing role.
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My Emergenetics Personality Profile Results
6–10 minutesOne thing I really enjoy: taking different kinds of personality tests. It’s not just for fun, though. When I want to focus on my own growth, those tests provide helpful insights. Once you understand how you think or process certain things, and why, you can easily figure out how you want to improve from there.…
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Second Place Cravings and Confessions
3–5 minutesI couldn’t have been more surprised when I won my first writing award seven years ago. I didn’t even know I was competing until I heard my name called.
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Spies in Disguise: A Secretly Delightful Surprise
2–3 minutesFor all the family-friendly antics of Spies in Disguise, it has an amazingly mature theme I wish I saw more often. It promises something better than a cookie-cutter action animation: a hilarious spy-flavored misadventure with an underutilized take on the theme of good vs. evil.
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10 Thoughts on 10 Years of Blogging
4–6 minutesTo celebrate my 10th anniversary of blogging, I sifted through all I’ve learned in the last decade to give you 10 pieces of advice for blogging in the long-term.
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