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
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
on the subject of strong female characters
For quite a while now, the term "Strong Female Character" has been going around. I am by no means the first to share my opinions on the matter. But I don't like it. There have been many ditzy, helpless female characters in
an analysis of the dumb things I’ve written (pt. 2)
After sharing two stories I'd written in my youth, I felt compelled to look back through old school papers to find more. This is what I found. An English assignment, most likely from a chapter on descriptive essays or some such
a far from complete list of hero types
This post is the continuation of a subject that my class talked about during Sunday School that's been stuck in my mind since then. (And that was like a month ago.) We were talking about heroes, and how our need
an analysis of the dumb things I’ve written
I've written many dumb things in my life. Some I've written too recently to properly make fun of. Others I wrote when I was eleven. And while I cannot be completely sure, I think eleven-year-old Grace would've been onboard with
