vocation (or, stubbornly sticking to plans you made at age 12)
Looking ahead to the start of my SENIOR YEAR (!!) in two-ish weeks, I thought I'd go back through one of the journals I wrote on plans and vocation while I was in Chicago
I spent a semester in Chicago and all I wrote was this blog post
(Let's collectively ignore the fact that I haven't posted anything since December of 2020 🙃) As some of you most likely know, I spent the spring semester of my Junior year participating in a study away program in Chicago. I
a few thoughts on popular character dynamics and groupings
In both times when I am flying through reading material and times when it takes multiple months to finish a book, I find myself thinking about characters a lot. (Not surprising, especially for my favorite books.) Something in particular that
some days
Some days you wake up early and you watch the sun light up your room and you eat off-brand crunch berries and you pick hairs off of your rug and you live your life. But some days, some other days, you
the balance between grace and justice in stories
It would be a little bit annoying for me to completely ignore the fact that I haven't posted in four months. But anyway, the last Star Wars movie to end the saga came out, and while I haven't fully made up
a nearly three week update of college life
It has officially been a time since I last blogged. Over a month. In not too much longer, it'll be two months. Why did this happen? C o l l e g e. • SLM training I arrived two whole weeks before anyone else
12 wonderful websites for exceedingly odd content
Websites are great! Here is a list of some that I've haunted ranging from completely pointless to personal favorites. • Zompist This website doesn't seem like it's been updated for a while, but this specific section of it is about creating languages.
4 more things I need to share from writing camp
It's been over a month since I last posted and I don't have any good excuses. But I do have some poor excuses: finishing up my year-long co-op in June, general gnashing of teeth over having about a month before
what makes a good villain (or, villainy 101)
Whether you love them or hate them, a villain is one of the most important elements in a good story. So it makes sense that they're normally pretty subpar. • Motive A villain's motivation is one of the most common wasted potentials.
an analysis of the dumb things I’ve written (pt. 3)
Last time I searched through old school papers, I found the cannibalism one and I found this. While there was a fair gap between the writings of the two, they both seem intended to cause maximum levels of pain for
