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Welcome to the Inner Circle
This is where the veil lifts.
Here you’ll find personal reflections, behind-the-scenes chaos, and deep dives into the writing life—grief, growth, creativity, and all the messy magic in between. Some posts are heavy, some are silly, and some are just me figuring things out in real time.
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It’s Not My Job to Fix You 🔨
Disclaimer: I know this dynamic can go both ways. There are women who expect men to fix them, too. But as a woman who’s loved two fully grown men who behaved like children, I’m writing this from my side of the story—the one where empathy gets mistaken for… Read More
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Movie Monday: Review of Hocus Pocus (1993)
“It’s just a little Salem magic before the big reveal.” 🧙♀️ The Chaos Coven Chronicles The plot makes no sense, and that’s exactly why I love it. Hocus Pocus is chaos bottled and blessed by accident—a spell miscast that somehow stood the test of thirty Halloweens. It’s part… Read More
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The Expansion Pack: Betrayal at the House on the Mountain of Madness 🍻
Disclaimer Names have been changed to respect privacy—because while I believe in telling the truth, I also believe in not giving free press to people who don’t deserve it. This is a sequel to my Mountains of Madness blog and I reference it a few times so, if… Read More
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Photo Friday: To Infinity, and The Bay
For the longest time, Buzz Lightyear proudly flew from my Trailblazer’s antenna—a tiny sentinel of adventure. This shot was taken in Empire, Michigan, not far from where Tim Allen himself later performed at The Bay.Guess the universe really does have a sense of humor. Read More
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🌴 Travel Thursday: The Long Way to Ha-wi-wi
💞 Prologue – ‘Cause You’re My Zing The first official movie date my ex-husband and I ever had was to see Hotel Transylvania at the Eaton Theatre. From that night on, it sort of became our thing. We called each other our “Zing”, quoted the movie constantly, and… Read More
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🕯️ Emotional Cheating Is Cheating—Even If He’s a Man
The Double Standard That Won’t Die There’s this weird double standard that slinks into conversations about infidelity like it’s wearing an invisibility cloak.When women cheat—emotionally or physically—it’s betrayal.Drama.A breach of trust.But when men do it emotionally? Suddenly, it’s “harmless,” “just venting,” or “not the same.” Let’s set the… Read More