Published in The Post-Grad Survival Guide·Mar 21, 2019Member-onlySecond Hands and Dollar SignsWhy I freelance — despite the late payments. — Freelancing is not the easiest way to make a living as a writer. There are times when I’m actually grateful for how naive I was at the beginning of my freelance journey, because if I had known how risky it could be, I might not have given it a go…Freelancing7 min readFreelancing7 min read
Published in The Post-Grad Survival Guide·Mar 16, 2019Member-onlyMoving On, AgainThe morning before my 25th birthday, I finished packing up my car, took one final look around my room, put my keys in the ignition, and drove south across the state lines, headed for my new home. My big imagination has always served me well, but I try not to…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Feb 14, 2019Member-onlyGoing DarkI didn’t want to get out of bed. Again. I hadn’t really wanted to get out of bed for a month. Maybe two. Maybe it started when the dog died back in September. Come to think of it, it definitely started when the dog died. But I did get out…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Published in The Post-Grad Survival Guide·Feb 13, 2019Member-only6 Lessons on Self-Employment (Courtesy of My Dad)Words of wisdom after three decades of running a small business. — When I decided to start freelancing full-time at the beginning of this year, one of my friends asked me if I would really be able to support myself without a traditional 9–5. …Freelancing7 min readFreelancing7 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Nov 8, 2018Member-onlyLoud and Wrong in PublicThe curse of being a young writer on the Internet. — Sometimes, what I wonder what my parents would have published if their career paths dictated that they should share their personal lives with the Internet in their twenties. As much as I love them and look up to them, I have no doubt that we would have gotten a good…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Nov 8, 2018Member-onlyWhy Freelance Writing Turned Me Into a Skeptical ReaderEvery once in a while, I sit down to write an article that I’m totally unqualified to write. — Yes, I’m aware that from an ethical perspective, this is slightly sketchy territory. But from a financial perspective, it’s sometimes necessary. …Freelancing4 min readFreelancing4 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Oct 31, 2018Member-onlyThe Examined Life“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Sharing my life online is an ongoing process of examination: examining myself and giving others, strangers I’ve never met and never will meet, a front row seat to anything that I’ve felt was worth chronicling for the world to read. Sometimes, this feels like an exercise in empowerment — I…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Oct 23, 2018Member-onlyHow to Talk to Your Parents About Climate ChangeHonestly, I’m still trying to figure it out. — It’s easier to see the changes here, where the houses sit just above sea level and everyone has a memory of their first floor flooding and their belongings in black garbage bags after Sandy. It’s harder to deny that something is occurring, faster than we could have anticipated, something that…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Oct 12, 2018Member-onlyFinding the Root of My Fears as a WriterIn any community of writers (or artists in general, honestly), there’s a lot of talk about fear. — Fear of putting your work out there. Fear of getting criticized. Fear of rejection. I’ve been thinking about fear a lot lately. Months ago, I wrote about dealing with self doubt as a writer. I wrote about freelancing through anxiety. I wrote about my own fears of criticism and my…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Oct 10, 2018Member-onlySomeone Needs to Hear What You Have to SayHow many times have you written something, drawn something, filmed something, recorded something — or just jotted down an idea for a project — and then decided not to share it with the world because you figured that someone else was already doing it, and they were doing it better…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
