2016 Style / Lifestyle Writing Highlights

Over the course of this year, I’ve tried to think a lot about what “lifestyle” writing means. There are so-called lifestyle magazines, which create a vision of an ideal life through an editorial voice, article text and art direction. There are lifestyle…

Year in Review 2016: A Slow-Motion Concussion

The very first thing I did in 2016 was fall on my face. Around 5am on January 1, my cat bounded into the room and insisted that it was time for him to go outside. My bed was cozy and I wasn’t at all ready to emerge into the world — the sun hadn’t…

A year of stops and starts

“A distaste for the political dimensions of art, in this time and place, is a dangerous luxury”
- Adrienne Rich

“How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?”
- Nina Simone

My 2016 Freelancing Report: 28 Pitches Disappeared into a Black Hole

My writing in 2016 and what I hope to do in 2017

2016 was an incredibly challenging year for me. I returned to school after a year off in order to earn my Bachelor’s Degree. I also managed to learn more about myself and how I handle adversity and setbacks in my life. And, I started my third…