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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When “Just Do It” Isn’t an Option: Executive Dysfunction, Depression, and the Art of Bare Minimum Survival
The Gap No One Sees There is a very specific kind of frustration that comes from being fully aware of what needs to be done and still not being able to initiate it. The list exists. It is clear. It is reasonable. Dishes need to be done. Laundry… Read More
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Photo Friday: The Puerto Rico Detour
Puerto Rico (2020)— the unexpected stop on our cruise that came with a view nobody plans for but everyone remembers. We pulled in and saw this waterfront scene: boats tossed around like toys, buildings worn from storms and time, a kind of beautiful chaos that tells its own… Read More
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Photo Friday: Roaring Into the 20s (Again)
Jessie at our Roaring 20s fundraiser for the Eaton Theatre — fully committed to the vintage glam, the pearls, the fringe, the whole Gatsby fantasy. She showed up looking like she stepped straight out of a speakeasy and onto the red carpet, and honestly? The old cars didn’t… Read More
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The Room of Her Own
The history, the misunderstanding, and the quiet power of boudoir photography Few things reveal people’s assumptions about women faster than mentioning a boudoir photoshoot. The reactions are usually immediate and surprisingly telling. Some people interpret it as provocative or attention-seeking. Others assume it must be intended for a… Read More
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Photo Friday: Golden-Hour Muse
Senior pictures of my dad’s ex-girlfriend’s daughter — a sentence that feels like it needs a family tree diagram, but the photos came out gorgeous so we’re rolling with it. She had that effortless, autumn-witch energy going on, the kind of glow only teenagers and people with fully… Read More