I blinked and we’re halfway through June. Sunday I had a productive Sunday, cleaning, rearranging things a little, and lugging up the window ACs because the weather called for some 90 degree days (the forecast got it right). I finally brought the papasan downstairs, too. It used to sit up near my desk so Sammy…
Essays
2021 June – Week 22
My first taste of June 2021 was an interesting mix of flavors. Sunday As May came to a close, Aung and I finally finished submitting his FAFSA. I don’t understand why it’s so hard every year, but it’s always a chore. When we were done, he hung around and introduced me to some anime shows….
2021 May – Week 21
It really feels like I’m on the cusp of something… in more ways than one. And that’s a good feeling. Sunday I’ve been really focused on my manuscript lately. My self-imposed goal of being ready to re-query in June is fast-approaching. But I’m almost there! I can’t believe how much the pages have changed, and…
2021 May – Week 20
May is proving to be a pretty full month. I get the sense that people are itching to get back out into the world. I am not. Well, that’s not entirely true… After all, I’m planning a cross-country road trip with my dad. But I’m also perfectly content to sit home most days or go…
2021 May – Week 19
I’m not entirely sure where the first week of May went, and as I look back at my posts, I realize I’ve been phoning it in— both in my photo journal and in life. I hate that. Who wants to spend their life half-hearted? And I don’t want this picture project to be a thing…
2021 May – Week 18
I woke up and said to myself: Thank GOD it’s Saturday. It was Tuesday. How’d your week go? Sunday I’m not sure what it was that made this week so exhausting. Maybe it was the amount of meals I substituted frosting for, or the dreams that felt like full days in themselves, but whatever the…
2021 April – Week 17
Is 2021 over yet? Just kidding. Kind of. I hate wishing for the passing of time, but also, like, this year sucks ass. Sunday At least it throws fun-shaped carrots at me. Monday And surprises me with acceptances on subs I’d completely forgotten about. Or, rather, sub. Singular. Still, this made me smile. And then…
2021 April – Week 16
I got the second COVID vaccine. She was a dirty bitch. Saturday night, about twelve hours after I’d gotten the shot, she slapped me hard. If you’ve ever sprained an ankle, perhaps you’re familiar with the feeling of being swollen, heavy… the dull yet persistent, permeating ache, and the way your ankle protests being used….
2021 April – Week 15
It’s starting to not feel like a pandemic anymore. It obviously isn’t over, but it feels like the sun is rising on a new day… We’re all still masked-up at school, big events are still postponed, and I remain cautious. But everyone and everything feels more optimistic right now. Until, you know, you look at…
2021 April – Week 14
Who doesn’t love a week off, especially when the weather is so ready for you to join it outside? The temperature mostly sat in the upper sixties and lower seventies (though there was a day that reached for eighty and very nearly grabbed it), and the sun blessed us with a warmth the wind lightly…