Staying awake wasn’t a problem when I was younger. Before the exercise regime demanded alarms set at 4am, my commute changed from one hour to two, and before I had a baby. Now, when it’s my turn to get my daughter to sleep, after the storybooks and lullabies, I pretend to sleep so that she … Continue reading How I Stay Awake
I just finished watching the final episode of Maniac. And as I was sitting at my desk, eyes shiny at the final image of hope and friendship, another professor stopped by my desk. I quickly closed the window, but not before deciding that I simply had to write a quick post about this show. Look, … Continue reading Why Maniac is the Best Thing on Netflix Right Now
There are some things in life that I have always taken at face value. For example, I never questioned why the Mediterranean Sea was named as such. It was only after dabbling in Latin that I leaned it means ‘Middle Earth’ Sea. Or the fact that cats don’t typically have five toes on each foot, … Continue reading Row Your Boat: A Philosophy
Go watch it. I love the original and was expecting disappointment in a sequel, but I am so glad to have been proven wrong. Bladerunner 2049 pays homage to its predecessor in all the good ways: the musical score, the shots of the city, the colors (or lack thereof). It’s not fast paced, but it … Continue reading If You Haven’t Seen This Movie….
Where can I find more time? Every day I wake up at 4:30, but there somehow still isn’t enough time in the day.
Love winter. Hate cold buses. Hard to write on cold buses.
It’s gonna be one of those weeks.
When most writers are asked what moves a story forward, they answer, “The plot.” The story is an accumulation of events, dominoes that clink one after another until the last one falls. In order to facilitate this moving forward of the story, too many beginning writers fall into what I will call the ‘2d Trap’. … Continue reading The 2D Trap
I used to love winter. Winter meant a long vacation. It meant traveling to the UK to visit family. It meant hot cups of PG Tips, warms socks, and cold visits to the German Christmas Market. Winter was Christmas. It was the New Year’s party when we dressed up as zombies or pirates. Winter was … Continue reading Jan. 3rd