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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Music Monday: Analysis of The Autopsy Of Us
Some songs are written in the heat of the moment.This one was written after the body was already cold. Before we get into it, here’s how this post works. These lyrics are read without context—no backstory, no personal history, no explanation of who or what inspired them. Just… Read More
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Movie Monday: Review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
When Forgetting Looks Easier Than Feeling Some films ask you to think. Eternal Sunshine asks you to bleed a little.It opens with Joel—soft, anxious, chronically self-editing—choosing to erase Clementine after she erases him. Not because their love wasn’t real, but because the pain of remembering feels heavier than… Read More
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Why I Am Desensitized to School Shootings—and Why That’s Not Okay
I didn’t cry when I saw the headline. I didn’t pause long enough to let it sink in, and I didn’t feel that sharp intake of breath that used to come with this kind of news. I registered what happened, clocked the location, skimmed the details, and kept… Read More
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🏠 Why I’m Choosing to Homeschool (For Now)
A Reflection on Safety, Autonomy, and Mother’s Intuition I’m not homeschooling because I believe I’m some untapped academic prodigy who can outperform the entire public school system. I’m homeschooling because I refuse to gamble my daughters’ safety on the hope that everyone else in the building is paying… Read More
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Photo Friday: Rose, My Emotional Support Wolf-Dog
Kansas City, Line Creek Trail (2022)—the day Rose looked majestic and feral and ready for adventure…and I looked like I was five minutes from joining the spirit realm. She thrived. I almost overheated and died. But look at her. Ears at full satellite-dish power. Tongue out. Living her… Read More
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You Exist in Pieces (And You’ll Never Meet Most of Them)
This is something I think about more than I probably should. There is not one version of you walking around in the world. There are dozens, maybe hundreds, scattered across conversations you don’t remember, moments you didn’t realize were pivotal, and people who walked away long before you… Read More