Tag: life
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Missing the Boat and Waiting for Next Year
If you read the title and thought, “What does that even mean?” allow me to explain. First and foremost, context. This semester, the final one for my master’s in fine arts, I have focused entirely on screenwriting. My last degree concentrated on fiction, and I felt less than thrilled by the end of that program.…
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The Agent Search & Screenwriting
Happy Wednesday! Remaking a Substack account has inspired me to write a quick lil blog post, so here it goes. This last month has been a busy month of writing, revising, and blankly staring at the wall above my computer screen. I finished the third full (FULL) draft of my horror novel, The Exorcist Archives.…
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Finally Home
Happy Friday—Long Time, No Write! It’s been a rollercoaster for the last two months, much of which was consumed by home-buying, packing, moving, and unpacking, each item being its own varied amount of stress and fun. But now, we are (mostly) unpacked and settled in at our new home. It’s a strange feeling owning a…
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Revisions, Revisions, Revisions
Happy Friday, All! This week’s blog will be a bit shorter, but that’s because I am trying to keep on top of some of my projects. Recently, I purchased a set of boards from The Container Store (yes, they sell more than overpriced plastic bins. Who knew?) in an attempt to corale the mess that…
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Cat Tales: Meet Pomegranate
Happy Friday, everyone! No games or movies today, only very important topics. With that out of the way, meet Pomegranate! Pomegranate (formerly known as Mama Cat) has been in our neighborhood since shortly after we moved in. Why was that her old name, you might be asking? Well, she was very plump for a stray…
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Movie Day: Everything is Illuminated
Happy (rainy if you’re in Maryland) Friday! Last week and the week before, I wrote a bit about some games I played. I wanted to break that up for this week’s post and write about a film I recently rewatched for my MFA class: Everything is Illuminated. One of my favorite films (easily in my…
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A Story of Loss: A Crane Game Tale
Happy Friday, Readers! Last week, I wrote a little about Magic: The Gathering, a game near and dear to my heart. This week, I’ll spend some time reliving yesterday when I threw some money away at a newly-opened crane game spot in Rockville. One of our go-to spots for lunch is a cafeteria-of-sorts, Pike Kitchen,…
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