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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Pickles, Presents, & Pizelles 🎁✨
The Holidays That Built Me Growing up, holidays were stitched together with memory and magic—and more ham than any one family could possibly justify. Some traditions were loud and proud (cue the turkey coma), while others whispered quietly through the years—like a green glass pickle hidden among Christmas… Read More
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Music Monday: My Favorite Male-Fronted Bands ♂️
Unlike the chaos of choosing my female-fronted Ghoul Squad, this list came together like a clean tarot spread—five cards, five energies, zero hesitation. These are the men (and one ginger demigod) who have narrated entire chapters of my life. 1. AJR: The Unexpected Obsession I met AJR in… Read More
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Movie Monday: Review of Die Hard (1988) 🔫
“Now I have a machine gun. Ho-ho-ho.” 🔫 The Christmas Movie Debate That Will Outlive Us All I scheduled Die Hard for this week because of the debate. Every December, someone dusts off the same argument: Is it a Christmas movie? And every December, I plant myself firmly… Read More
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Photo Friday: Empire’s Electric Blue
Village Park, Empire, Michigan — where the water looks like it forgot it’s a lake and decided to cosplay the Caribbean instead. I love the mix of textures here: the wild dune grass, the weathered fence, the bright turquoise stretching out like it has no business being in… Read More
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Travel Thursday: Willkommen to A Lifetime of Frankenmuth Memories 🎄
What Even Is Frankenmuth? (And Why Have I Basically Lived There) Frankenmuth is Michigan’s own Bavarian cosplay town—a gingerbread-looking little escape where every building has the audacity to be adorable. Think lederhosen, river walks, endless fudge samples, and chicken dinners that could resurrect the dead. My family has… Read More