Lately, I’ve felt like a very bad writer. I’m not motivated. I feel overwhelmed when I finally do get myself to sit down in front of a work in progress. The times I actually start typing words, they all feel wrong and stupid and not right. It’s incredibly frustrating. At first, I told myself that… Continue reading On Being a Bad Writer.

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA WROTE MUSIC FOR THE NEW STAR WARS. I HAVE NO CHILL. I will always link to listicles glorifying Anna Kendrick’s tweets. So, a bunch of contemporary writers are writing contemporary versions of Shakespearean plays. Cool. (I mean, it’s not like contemporary writers don’t already write contemporary versions [retellings, reimaginings, riffs. etc] of Shakespeare’s plays.… Continue reading friday things.

The Fug Girls’ Holiday Gift Guide is here! Go go while Black Friday discounts are still A Thing! Confused about the difference between yams and sweet potatoes? ENLIGHTEN THYSELF. The British Monarchy Facebook page posted a bunch of photos of Prince Harry and his friend Mutsu Postarte, who lives in Lesotho, and I CANNOT EVEN.… Continue reading friday things.

I do not consider myself a music tastemaker. In fact, I have a horrible time finding new music—I tend to get stuck listening to the same albums over and over again, semi-obsessively. So when I do find new tunes, I get really, absurdly excited. Of course, with the advent of Pandora (which I no longer… Continue reading Aural Addiction {March 2015}