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 the Sirens Start, My Body Remembers
On tornadoes, third grade, and fear that never quite expires I was in third grade when a storm rewired my nervous system. It wasn’t dramatic in the way disasters look in movies. There was no slow-motion debris or heroic music. Just confusion. Noise. Adults yelling when they were… Read More
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Other Extracurriculars
Proof that theatre wasn’t the only place I experimented with identity We’ve already covered theatre pretty thoroughly, so this might surprise you, but I didn’t put all my eggs in one dramatic basket. I dipped my toe into other activities too. Briefly. Casually. Sometimes successfully. Sometimes just long… Read More
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Music Monday: Lzzy Hale and the Church of Feminine Fury 🤘
The Gospel According to Lzzy Hale, Patron Saint of Badass Rock Girls Everywhere There are bands you like.Bands you blast.And then there are bands that crawl into your bloodstream and rewire your entire definition of “powerhouse.” For me, that band has always been Halestorm. I am a sucker… Read More
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Movie Monday: Review of Tangled
When a Girl Raised in a Tower Finally Names Her Cage At first glance, Tangled looks like a bubbly Disney romp—singing, frying pans, a horse with boundary issues. But beneath the sparkles sits a story about a girl raised on weaponized affection, trying to make sense of a… Read More
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Bells, Besties & Bariatric Breaks 🔔
How Animal Crossing Kept Me Sane Through a Global Meltdown I’ve been playing Animal Crossing since the GameCube era—back when villagers still threw unfiltered shade and Tom Nook ran what can only be described as a full-on capitalist cult disguised as a mortgage system. It’s easily in my… Read More
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The Years That Happened While I Wasn’t Looking
A quiet reckoning after the world went still There are moments when a realization doesn’t arrive loudly. It doesn’t announce itself or demand attention. It settles in instead—heavy, unavoidable—until you’re forced to look at it directly. I didn’t live my way through my late twenties. Those years didn’t… Read More