I haven’t written with a pencil in a while, and I forgot about the way the dulling of the point changes the visual of the handwriting. I used pencils until college. In kindergarten, I used the fat, yellow Ticonderoga #2 pencils. Perfect for little hands to learn to grip as I traced dotted letters. When… Continue reading pens and pencils
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we will all make it happen in the end
There's an over-caffeinated person eating a chocolate Moon Pie in the corner of the Artifact dining space. She's submitted an application for a remote Social Media Manager position to a furniture company based in Detroit. There's tension and stress and she has thirty minutes before her current location is closed for the evening. It took… Continue reading we will all make it happen in the end
Year Twenty-Two, A Week-In Review
I usually try to make an Instagram post on my birthday every year. I want to share something that summarizes the previous year with a sweet little sentiment about how it was challenging but full of love. Additionally, I want to let my social media sphere know that it’s my birthday and they should go… Continue reading Year Twenty-Two, A Week-In Review
poems from april
My creative writing class naturally had a creative writing unit. I have mixed feelings about poetry. There are many rules that are "meant to be broken" which blur the lines of quality. If anything is allowed, what makes a poem good or bad? I always feel like I'm doing a good job, and that feels… Continue reading poems from april
sometimes i wish i didn’t exist
Sometimes I wish I didn’t exist. I think everyone has this thought at some point. For example, when something extremely embarrassing happens and all you want to do is become invisible so that no one can watch your face turn red. Or when you know you have to have a difficult conversation with a friend… Continue reading sometimes i wish i didn’t exist
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