Dear California,

I woke up this morning with California on my mind, so naturally, I wrote it a letter.   Dear California, You are magic. I bet all the girls tell you that. But it's true, and I mean it. I've been thinking about the first time I ever saw your Sequoias. I was only eleven or twelve, …

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Throwback Thursday

Another old love poem written on a cold afternoon in a coffee shop somewhere.   The third poem I write for you will be a pretty snowflake resting on your sleeve, so small you don't notice but there all the same.   The third poem will be bright and full a siren that brings life …

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Making Plans

Lately, the days have been going by so slowly yet incredibly quickly. It’s a weird phenomenon that I often find myself caught up in. On Wednesday, I was supposed to be creating lessons plans, but instead I created my Peach Plan. Context: peaches are in season and therefore the main fruit to be found at the …

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Blog Posts, Celebrities, and Being a Grownup

Hey everybody before I begin if you haven't read my short story yet, check it out here! So, I have this habit of coming up with ideas for blog posts while I'm doing very mundane things. For example, when I used to work at Oshkosh (what a sad phrase that was) I would often write …

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