Gifts for Writers: 9 Thoughtful Gifts for the Writer in Your Life
A distraction-free typewriter, a beautiful notebook, a wax seal kit and The Artist’s Way: thoughtful gifts for the writer in your life.
Christmas Traditions From Around the World I Want to Borrow
From Jamaica’s Grand Market to Ethiopia’s Genna and Iceland’s book flood, here are the Christmas traditions around the world I’d love to borrow this year.
We Should All Be Reading Toni Morrison! A Beginner’s Guide on Where to Start & How to Keep Going.
Her books have a reputation for being “hard,” but that’s part of the magic. As a writer who adores Morrison’s work, here’s which of her novels to read first (not Beloved) + practical reading tips!
The Book Lover’s Gift Guide: 10 Cozy Gifts for the Reader in Your Life
Candles that smell like a library, a neck light for reading in bed, the prettiest bookmarks and more: cozy gifts for the reader in your life.
Escaping Autopilot: 22 Hobbies to Try For a More Interesting Life!
From city council meetings to clean stand-up comedy, here’s what happened when I traded wake-work-sleep for 22 new experiences, which ones I loved, which ones I hated, and how you can start for free!
I’ve Been Waiting on a Baby for Years, but Somehow it’s the Happiest Season of My Life.
An advice column about finding joy when your life feels like it’s on pause, plus what infertility taught me about enjoying the waiting season.
Why I Stopped Trying to Create Every Day (and Started Planning Around My Cycle)
How I stopped comparing my writing days to people who can create every day, and started planning my creative work around my cycle and endometriosis.
I Sold My Instagram Account to Reclaim My Creative Life
After years of growing an Instagram audience to 100k, I felt increasingly disconnected from why I was online in the first place. So, I traded the pressure to create content for something quieter.
Nectar & Noose
One Shreveport summer, a noose on an oak tree and the honeysuckle growing nearby. Flash fiction. Content warning: racial violence.
One Short Story a Day: What The Best American Short Stories Taught Me About Writing
One story a day from The Best American Short Stories: what the series is, where I started, and what twenty stories a year teach me about writing.