June is a month of magic and celebration for me. It is the month in which we celebrate the half point of the year, the coming of Summer, Juneteenth, and the LGBTQIA+ community. It is also the month of my birthday, and while I am an autumn child at heart, I do find a certain … Continue reading The Zenith of the Year: Goal Progress & A Note Regarding My Favorite Reading App

May was full of flowers, sunny afternoons, and creative energy. Any time I go through an intense transition I worry about maintaining my desire and ability to remain actively creative. I have been fortunate enough to have a month brimming with creativity, despite the rough patches. I have found myself writing, drawing, and cooking more … Continue reading What Does It Mean To Call Yourself An Artist?

I arrived back home in Germany during the last week of April, exhausted after 24 hours of travel and ready for the cool weather and wild flowers so common for our region. Every time I leave Hawaii it feels like waking from some sort of fever dream, one that takes longer to dissipate than the … Continue reading Homeward and Onward

This month has been a series of delicious meals shared with family, outings with my nephew, celebrations of little lives, enthusiastic book recommendations made to friends, and the beginning of new but melancholy adventures for loved ones. There is a continuous sense of living on the cusp of an ending, as I will soon be … Continue reading Gratitude, Ending the Dry Spell, & Upcoming NaPoWriMo Fun

The year has already set itself apart, with weeks of rain and pleasant surprises. Rain has always grounded me, offered me a sense of calm and an opportunity to remember that all of us deserve moments of respite. Last month began with such haste, dreams for the new year swelling into obligations and frantic glances … Continue reading My Personal Triumphs & Resources for Those Submitting Their Work

I ended the first day of 2023 at the sea. I watched as the last rays of the sun cut through the curve of the waves on their way to the rocky shore, and I wanted, more than anything else, to cry. There are moments I think we all experience, where something is so beautiful … Continue reading Welcome 2023!: Where It Begins

2022 was a year of great loss, unexpected blessings, and a haze of everyday moments that can barely be recalled. There are some years that pass with anticipation, others with sadness, and others still with less than a whisper of having come at all. 2022 was all of those things-- immensely difficult, punctuated with celebrations … Continue reading Reflections on 2022

We are entering the very last stretch of the year. I began this month in Mexico on a trip with friends. We celebrated Día De Los Muertos in the streets of Puerto Vallarta, languished poolside at a villa overlooking the city, and bonded over our shared love of the birthday girl. I ended November in … Continue reading And What of Destiny?

October is a doorway into the dark half of the year. Crops are harvested, fires are lit, beasts and spirits of nightmare and imagination come skulking out of the shadows, and the air itself comes alive with magic. It is a season of anticipation, of fear and regret, but also of nostalgia, joy, and comfort. … Continue reading In A World of Octobers

September is a month of nostalgia, fickle weather, and encroaching autumn. The pumpkin patches are swelling with squash of every color, the sunflowers are awake and drooping towards the sun, and mist holds fast to the early morning fields, returning at the cusp of every dusk. I know that October will come and go in … Continue reading When In Venice