The first month of 2022 arrived and departed swiftly, leaving us on the doorstep of February with little warning and not a backwards glance. While this month passed in a blur, it was filled with activity. On December 21st, my dear friend and I launched a literary magazine titled The Hyacinth Review with an open … Continue reading New Year & Fresh Projects

The end of 2021 is upon us. There is a melancholy relief woven into every December. It is a month of anticipation, cool breezes, promises made and broken by weather and loved ones, and most of all, of endings and the whisper of beginnings knocking on our doors.  I have met the end of December … Continue reading Goodbye 2021

November descended in a rush and departed just as quickly. Snow has arrived in my corner of the world, and so has the piercingly cold days of cuddling in blankets with a hot cup of tea. It did make for good writing weather, which is just what I needed. I participated in National Novel Writing … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021: A Small Success

Photo courtesy of my husband, Daniel Moniz (dark&bright) October burned bright and has now faded away into only embers of the most magical time of the year. I am always morose in the days after Samhain. It is the night that I feel the most excited for life, when it seems like the border between … Continue reading One’s Ashes, Another’s Soil

And just like that, September has gathered itself and fled into the past. The world outside continues to blush golden or roll into valleys of fog, more layers are added when we leave the house, and the harvest season reaches towards its end. It is the cusp of October, my favorite time of the year. … Continue reading Autumn People, Autumn Thoughts, Autumn Reads

Photo of me near our home, taken by Daniel Moniz (dark&bright) August arrived and departed with haste. I recall waiting on Summer in late May, thinking that it was surely on its way and that scorching days were ahead of us. Now, as September dawns, and the countryside is still vibrant green and soaked with … Continue reading Brief Reflections on a Summer That Never Was

As another month draws to a close I am once again amazed by the speed at which the world seems to be moving past me. I can’t help but to feel that I am partaking in some race against the clock of time and success and I am simply not capable of keeping up with … Continue reading To the Future & Whoever I May Be

We have officially made it past the mid-point of 2021. June is often a reflective time of the year for me, not only because it is the half-way point of the year, but also because it is my birth month. I turned 28 years old on June 23rd of this year, and that feels… surreal. … Continue reading Birthday Reflections & 2021 Goal Updates

I began the month of May feeling extraordinarily burnt out. After writing poems every day of April while battling against mental illness, financial concerns, and social media algorithms, I decided that it was time for a hiatus. I had to remind myself of a few things: Even doing the things we love can lead to … Continue reading A Writing Hiatus & Another WIP Synopsis

Happy National Poetry Month! It’s been a lovely month of poetry writing. Progress on my novels has admittedly declined, but I have managed to write twenty pages of poetry so far this April, and that has made my poet heart very happy. At the beginning of the month I decided to create my own prompts … Continue reading National Poetry Month & Another WIP Synopsis