This month, I read Anne of Green Gables for the very first time. I’ve always known about that young girl with the bright red braids, but never knew what goes on between those pages. I found a copy while browsing a second-hand English bookstore here in Munich. The adorable cartoon Anne on the cover called to me.Continue reading “Summer, Must You Go So Soon?”
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Wise Words from Wise Women
Once upon a time, in January 2019, I went to a community theatre show with a group of new friends. (The show was called Seminar, about a group of writers, which was very apt for us, a group of writers.) After the show, we found ourselves in a bar nearby, where we proceeded to laugh and drinkContinue reading “Wise Words from Wise Women”
My Cocoon Era
One reality: It’s a Friday morning in Munich. I’m sitting in a cozy cafe at a large wooden table with other writers as lo-fi pulsates through the speakers. Large windows surround me, showing me the clear sky outside, a tantalizing blue. After I finish writing this, I’ll stroll along the historical streets of the city,Continue reading “My Cocoon Era”
Ending Credits
This past week, my husband and I were fortunate enough to have two friends from the States visit us in the U.K. We’ve known these friends for almost a decade, having first met them in college. It’s fun to meet people when they’re teenagers navigating life in college, and now know them as adults navigatingContinue reading “Ending Credits”
Head in the Clouds
As a kid, I once heard that you should always be able to look up at the clouds in the sky and see pictures within those shapes. This one’s a duck, that one’s a pirate ship. If you look at a cloud and cannot find the hidden picture within, well, that just means you doContinue reading “Head in the Clouds”
Fast Fiction: Sister Knows Best
As soon as Maeve entered the gymnasium, a pulse of energy shot through her body as if she’d been shocked with a bolt of lightning. Here she was — her senior prom. The last dance of high school, and her last opportunity to tell Mick how she felt about him before they went their separateContinue reading “Fast Fiction: Sister Knows Best”
The Cusp
About a month ago, I was cleaning out my apartment, as I had been doing for days on end by that point. I was stuck in an endless loop of moving boxes to our storage unit, texting friends asking if they wanted anything, posting items on Facebook marketplace, and rocking in a fetal position whilstContinue reading “The Cusp”
The Lost Art, and the One Who Perfected It
In June, I finished reading The Letters of Shirley Jackson. Now, a month later, I can confidently say: I am totally and completely obsessed. I find myself thinking about the collection at least once a day. I cannot believe I read 600 pages of letters Shirley Jackson wrote in her lifetime and am still leftContinue reading “The Lost Art, and the One Who Perfected It”
Fast Fiction: The Dog Named Kitty
Short excerpt from a fictional short story I’m working on. Enjoy! The dog named Kitty was Anise’s idea, naturally. She had been requesting a furry companion daily by then, and who was Louis to deny his dying wife the joy of a man’s best friend? Louis himself had never been a dog person, has neverContinue reading “Fast Fiction: The Dog Named Kitty”
Fast Fiction: Missing Person
5 months. 14 days. 6 hours. 12 minutes. That’s how long since the last time I’ve seen her face. Narrow nose, kissed by the sun, as evident by the freckles that cover it like stars do the sky. Short hair, curls so tight they move as one entity when she walks, skips, dances. Dark eyes.Continue reading “Fast Fiction: Missing Person”
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