I found this article in The Atlantic interesting because it addresses the idea of “thinspo” and “fitspo” and the fine line between wanting to lose weight for healthy reasons, and wanting to lose weight for unhealthy reasons (or because of an eating disorder). It also deals with the idea of censoring certain phrases and images [...]
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My friend, and fellow University of Minnesota nonfiction MFA buddy Jon Lurie, is waiting for a heart transplant. There is going to a benefit for him on Saturday, November 17th from 6-9 at Open Book in Minneapolis. Patricia Weaver Francisco, Susan Power, and Laura Flynn will be reading. Circus Juventas will be performing as well, [...]
It’s a gorgeous spring Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis, and I am drinking ginger-spice tea at my usual watering hole (the non-alcoholic watering hole, that is) and thinking about the writing projects I’m working on (or at least conceptualizing) instead of working on my Psychopathology take-home test. So I thought I’d blog a bit about what [...]
Fellow author Chynna Laird interviewed me and three other memoirists about taboo subjects and memoir writing for the Women on Writing (WOW) website. It’s an excellent, in-depth article. Check it out! http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/49-FE5-TabooTopics.html
I was plugging away, writing, writing, writing, and then things got hard. My psychology classes suddenly demanded large portions of my time (hello, midterms), I started an accelerated Saturday class, and my personal life got crazy. I’ve been distracted and thrown off my schedule. I’ve also hit some logistical snafus in my project, in that [...]
I have the luxury of spending roughly four hours on writing-related ventures today (I am so lucky!) due to a fluke in my schedule and a quiet week school-wise. Since last week, I have nailed down my first solid draft of the first chapter of my new book. I have been writing like fiend, whenever [...]
It’s 2:23 on Wednesday, and I’m at my favorite coffee shop in Minneapolis, where I wrote the majority of Purge: Rehab Diaries. I’m drinking some Montana Gold tea, which is my new favorite tea, and watching huge, wet snowflakes fall to the sidewalk and melt. My favorite barista is working. It’s a cozy scene, and a [...]
I’m spending my Valentine’s Day studying for a midterm tonight, which is not the most exciting Valentine’s Day plan, but I hope you, dear reader, are having a fabulous Valentine’s Day, full of love and happiness, whether it be with a significant other, friends, or family. In honor of today, I’m embedding one of my [...]
WordPress wouldn’t let me post all of my pictures in one post, so here are the rest of my Tybee Island pictures: They were all over the beach.
In addition to going to Savannah, my mom and I went to Tybee Island as well. It was a bit blustery when we went, but I didn’t mind. I still waded in the ocean and looked for shells. We saw lots of jellyfish, shells, pelicans, and sandpipers. After we walked on the beach, we went [...]
