Sitting in a coffeeshop I've never been to, I'm about to order a pretzel with queso (because Texas), when suddenly, It pings up on my...

A video, a Wendell Berry quote (of course), and hope for the past year and the coming one.

And just like that, two years have passed since my last post. Let's try this again. Also, another life update.

We are resilient folks. No matter what you're feeling, don't forget that. Also, some updates and the next year of Vidi.

Post grad is like entering adolescence. Again. And the first year can be hard. Here are some tips from someone who's been there.

Listen. Listen. Something is coming, something new. You can see it in the sunrises, feel it in the air. The wind has lost its bite, at...

Nemophilia: (n); the love of spending time in forests or woodland The woods are in my blood. The trees grow there, silently, root systems...

If I'm being honest, 22 doesn’t feel any different than 21. I think I’ve reached the point in my life where there aren’t as many societal...

Every December 31st, I look back at the past year and think about all the things that have happened, good and bad. And my wistful self...

I’ve been struggling to think of a title for this blog post. I wanted a title that communicates that this is a post about Christmas,...

I work out using those online instructional videos. The woman who makes the ones I use is named Cassie, and she’s an explosion of...

I haven’t wanted to write. I haven’t wanted to write for a lot of reasons lately. Life has been really heavy and confusing. Right now I’m...

When I was in middle school, I went to my youth pastor and asked her, “How can I know God’s will? Like, really know?” What I actually...

It’s September, and I am floundering a little. This is my first autumn in I-don’t-know-how-many years that I haven’t been in school....

Today I went up to the field near where I work and sat on the back of my car. The sun was still August-warm, but the breeze was cool and...

The rain had stopped, the air was hazy, and the pavilion was alive with buzzing (and elderly) theatregoers. It was opening night of a...

I’m at an estate sale today. The sky is the color of limestone, and the air is lukewarm and sweet. My hands feel dusty and heavy from...

I apologize too much. It’s become an invasive species to the habitat of my vocabulary. “Sorry” pops out like a comma, like the word...

My boyfriend just called me. The German team had just won a match of the World Cup (which I’m still trying to understand, please forgive...

I finished reading John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley literally ten minutes before my family left for a road trip to Virginia. If you...