Don’t Stop
It was late. I cracked the window and a whip of Southern California’s hot summer air slashed across my face. I turned into it, welcoming the warmth after a steady […]
Look Up
The truth is that I’ve been boy-crazy my whole life. My first crush was Dana Rossi, this super-cute boy I used to chase around the Kingdom Hall after meetings on […]
That “First Draft is Done” Feeling
I’m done. I mean, I’m not done-done, but I finished the first draft of the manuscript, sent it to the editor with all 400 photos present and accounted for, and […]
You’re Mean, Melanie.
Seventh grade is just awkward. In my personal and professional opinion, in fact, that year of school simply should not exist. We should ignore it, like the 13th floor of […]
Beware, the Pedestal
Maybe this isn’t true for everyone, but when I love someone a lot, a very weird thing happens. I begin to doubt that they could ever, ever be wrong. This […]
America the Beautiful
The whole reason this trip came together was because I’ve wanted to see Mt. Rushmore for as long as I can remember. I couldn’t figure out how to make it […]
Perpetual Motion
Isn’t it strange how some people love to travel and some people just don’t? Once, my sister – just two years younger than me, so with the exact same upbringing […]
And, She’s Off! (in more ways than one)
It’s hard to retrace your steps after such a full day, one in which you saw many things you’d never seen before. It’s actually been two days – I left […]
Adventure Maker
I travel a lot for my career. There really isn’t an effective way to cover drag racing without actually being at the drag races, and so, I travel. There are […]
Own It
Here is my confession. Click it.
