Have you ever had a really good idea? You know, the kind that makes you feel all excited and motivated to make things happen? The kind that just brightens your entire day and makes you feel super optimistic? Yeah, those are the best. However, I for one always seem to think I'm going to remember... Continue Reading →
Blacksmiths. Shoe smiths. Wordsmiths? I first heard that term in my undergrad senior seminar. My professor put it so eloquently that I wouldn’t do it justice in a recreation, but that one word really stuck with me. Wordsmith. We cultivate words to create something beautiful. We’re experts in wordcraft, composing exposition just so that it... Continue Reading →
This trip was everything I could have hoped for, and put an exclamation point on the end of the undergrad chapter of my life as I moved into the next one. Riviera Maya taught me four big things: how important it is to continue on the quest of learning other languages, how to truly gain... Continue Reading →
This post is a little different, and I'm pretty excited about it... I hope it will reach you.
I thought I might share a little bit of introspection with you. I learned a lot from my previous relationship that came to an end, but these six points take the cake. This is my conclusion to this chapter of my life, and I'm choosing to take away some positivity from it all (as someone... Continue Reading →
In today's Writer's Oasis, I want to talk about something I've been thinking about quite a lot: criticism on our creative work. With something as close to us as our writing, or any creative form for that matter, it can be hard not to take the criticism we get personally. However, critique is unavoidable, so... Continue Reading →
Word Oasis 