Tag: Clawlings
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The Gift of a Deep Breath
Lately, I’ve been craving spaces that feel softer on my mind. More deep breath. Less perfectly curated. Just comfort.
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The Best Place for Ambiguity to Rest
When something stays unclear for long enough, eventually you stop responding to the person and start responding to the uncertainty itself.
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Listening to Her
The more time I take slowing down, the more it feels like my characters and I are coming to an understanding again.
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Finding My Process
I’m sure you guys have heard–at least in passing– that I have this crazy idea of writing a book. It’s actually been something I have always wanted to do, unfortunately I can’t seem to get out my own way. But Lately, writing has started feeling a little different again. Not that feeling of spiraling where…
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Starting Small Again
I didn’t go back to the whole story. Just the two people who made me want to write it.
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What I’m doing Instead of Restarting
Lately I’ve been feeling that quiet tug to start over–especially since last week when talking about my own novel. And it’s not actually a dramatic urge. Not where I hit the delete button and scrape all the character growth and personalities and begin with a blank slate, more thought-out plan. No it’s just a steady…
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What Remains – The Final Post ♡
On Love Quietly- A February Series As February is winding down, there’s no big feeling waiting at the end of it. No final realization. No spotlight suddenly shining down like they do in movies and TV shows to show that everything is in place. Just that quiet awareness. After a month heavily inspired by love–…
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When Love Has Nowhere To Go (For Now)
On Love Quietly- A February Series There are some types of love that don’t end in answers. They’re not resolved neatly or fade into the background on command. They llinger–just barely in frame–weaving themselves into ordinary moments disguised as neutral. A well traveled street. Some songs we didn’t want to hear. And a thought that…
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Staying, Even When It’s Imperfect
On Love Quietly- A February Series Love between people is rarely simple and clean as we hope it to be. Even when it’s real. Even when it’s clearly mutual. Even when it’s built with care. Misunderstanding. They slip in quietly, unsuspecting and innocent. Conversations don’t land the way we mean them too. Silences that seem…
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On Love, Quietly
“On Love, Quietly— a February series” February has a way of making everything louder. Love becomes something we’re supposed to celebrate loudly, publicly, or feel certain about. Hearts are everywhere decorated in towns, restaurants offering couples menus, even Hallmark and their “loveuary” movies. Expectations are everywhere. And for a good bit of us, a quiet…
