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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Movie Monday: Review of The Holiday
“You’re supposed to be the leading lady of your own life, for God’s sake.” 🕯️ Soft Resets and Suitcases There’s no better way to start a new year than with The Holiday—a movie about two women who quite literally swap lives to find themselves again. It’s a rom-com… Read More
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When Certain Words Become Landmines 💣
A Love Letter to My Lingering Linguistic Trauma There are breakups you walk away from with a box of old hoodies, a regret or two, maybe a Spotify playlist you pretend you don’t miss…and then there are the ones that leave you flinching at random words like you’re… Read More
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Friday in the Witch’s Kitchen: Sweet Fall-Apart Baby Back Ribs (Instant Pot) 🍯🍎
Introduction I’ve been in one of those moods where I cook the things Dave said he was going to make but never actually did. Partly out of spite. Mostly out of curiosity. And a little bit to prove a point. This was one of those meals. Ribs feel… Read More
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Photo Friday: The Tower’s Hidden Palette
Tower of London (2019)—proof that even the darkest corners know how to put on a light show. I’m obsessed with how this photo turned out: the cool blues pouring through the window, the warm golds clinging to the stone, that little pocket of green glowing like it’s keeping… Read More
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✨ New Year, Same Witch — But Finally a New Chapter
Resolutions for 2026 The Year I Actually Have Something to “Resolve” Every year I make the same joke: my resolution is to lose weight, then I shrug dramatically, mutter “ope,” and declare I’ll try again next year once it inevitably fizzles out by the seventh sunrise. But this… Read More