Month: July 2015

  • Sisterhood of summer

    3 years old. Shallow waters, and big orange floaties encircling each arm. Our mothers sit pool-side while we splash and play. You’re a mermaid queen and I’m your daughter, your best friend, your handmaiden, your loyal subject. The sun burns bright above our dark-haired heads, and we squint as the sunscreen melts into our eyes. 12…

  • “How to Be a Writer” by M. Molly Backes

    This is kind of an old post, but it’s new to me (via Rose). Let her have secrets. Let her have her own folder on the family computer. Avoid the temptation to read through her notebooks. Writing should be her safe haven, her place to experiment, her place to work through her confusion and feelings and…

  • Recently viewed

    Beyond the Lights My friend Elissa recommended Beyond the Lights several times on Twitter, so when this striking image popped up on Netflix, I immediately took note. (I didn’t realize that the love interest is reflected in her glasses until I was putting the picture into this post, though. Hah!) Beyond the Lights is the story of…

  • This night is sparkling, don’t you let it go

    Last week my best friend Angie came to visit. She’s been going through ish and needed a pick-me-up trip. Our main objective was a Taylor Swift concert in Chicago, but as you can see, we did a lot more than that. I don’t really have a cohesive story to tell about Angie’s visit, but there…

  • Stuff worth reading

    “On how to live life ‘on fire with the same force that made the stars’” by my friend Rose Every day I recalibrate and try to do better at living with bravery and pushing what I thought were my limits, but I also remember to be kind to myself. We limit ourselves all the time.…