It's taken me a long time to find my way home. Though physically residing in my childhood town – the place where it all began, you could say – I have been mentally and spiritually unmoored since my ceremonious exit from OU. Blame it on the burnout, or my deflated 'smart' persona, or even my …
emotional being
When enraged I engage with the deepest part of me. I relax I clap back My range: infinity. I sing songs loud and long passion cuts through the air. I yell sharp I cry soft I fall fast—it’s that I care. I debate at the table stalwart in my resolve. My perspective crystalizing— I’m emotionally …
Seasons: Feeling everything in 2020
I have been writing the words for this post in my mind now for weeks, maybe even months. Thoughts have been bubbling up, spilling over, fumbling over my tongue like a baby's first words. Finally, this morning, the thoughts came in a wave -- a crescendo. It's finally time to share. I've been struggling to …
Write Now: I Trust In Myself
I've been writing my way through life since I first learned how to hold a pencil. I've nearly written it all -- I've captured storybook fantasies in elementary school, responded to prompts for appraisal in middle school, reported in-depth articles, published my own poetry books, and slogged pages of research reports for my undergraduate education. …
I’m going back to school
It took 2 years, 3 jobs, and nearly 6 months of muted anticipation (I've been waiting a long time to say this!), but I have some exciting news: I am going back to school. I graduated from Ohio University two years ago to date with a plan to continue my education in critical, feminist geographies …
water & earth
I am drawn to the water Like a pianist to keys I run after ripples And chase down the seas My body becomes me I feel every wave Of emotion descending Buoyantly grave I hear springs teeming Their echoes besiege A forest, a meadow I follow, at ease A wind sweeps a song A faint …
