Published inThis Alchemical Life·2 days agoMember-onlyThe Power of PersistenceWhy persistence is a mandatory skill for writers — One of my favorite classes that I took in college was a creative writing class taught by Stephen Kuusisto. Under Professor Kuusisto’s instruction, we dissected and decoded poetry, essays, and short stories from the “beatnik” generation. Though I’d read and loved pieces from Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson, I…Persistence4 min readPersistence4 min read
Published inThis Alchemical Life·Apr 21Member-onlyQuietly Ambitious Childhood JoyGetting back in touch with my childhood dreams and joy I’ve been thinking a lot about childhood joy again. Every few years, I seem to go through a shift where I think back to what lit me up as a child. The truth is, most of what I loved to…Quiet Ambition5 min readQuiet Ambition5 min read
Published inThis Alchemical Life·Apr 14Member-onlyIn PracticeWhat a quietly ambitious goal looks like in practice This month, we’re talking a lot about being quietly ambitious — what it is, what it means, how it works, how it’s applied, etc. But I’ve been sitting on the idea and the principle of it for much longer than it…Writing Fiction To Heal5 min readWriting Fiction To Heal5 min read
Published inThis Alchemical Life·Apr 7Member-onlyQuiet AmbitionWhy I’m embracing this new approach to living life and setting goals. This month’s theme and this article in particular is something I’ve been sitting with for quite some time. It’s a blending of two theories by women I’ve been following in the online world. One, Nicole Antoinette, is someone…Quiet Ambition6 min readQuiet Ambition6 min read
Published inThis Alchemical Life·Mar 24Member-onlyMy Seedling Stalker CardWhy some card seem to stalk you until you listen. — “I GIVE THANKS FOR WHAT I AM ABOUT TO HARVEST KNOWING THAT MY LIFE IS HEADED IN A BEAUTIFUL DIRECTION” — Chris-Anne, Light Seers Tarot When Allie suggested the theme for the Augurly this month, a deep calm came over me since I was feeling anxious about it. I’d had…Tarot Cards7 min readTarot Cards7 min read
Published inThis Alchemical Life·Mar 17Member-onlyThe Rebel MFA SeedHow a tiny seed grew and grew and grew. — When I first planted the seed of my Rebel MFA Degree (which you can read here), I had no idea that it would grow into The Rebel MFA Way, The Rebel MFA Sanctuary, and also include Rebel MFA Publications. I knew that I wanted to design my Rebel MFA Degree…The Rebel Mfa Degree4 min readThe Rebel Mfa Degree4 min read
Published inThis Alchemical Life·Mar 10Member-onlyDublin FlowersA cosmically aligned manifestation of a dream come true. — The greatest seed-to-flower story I can tell you is my favorite one. To me, it’s a story of magic, manifestation, and the stars aligning in all the right ways. In September of last year, I was in North Carolina and I sat in Alisha Wielfaert’s living room with a group…Writing Life5 min readWriting Life5 min read
Published inThis Alchemical Life·Mar 1Member-onlyFrom Seed to FlowerHow it feels to be at the end of a 7 year journey to publication — In thinking about this month’s theme of planting seeds, I thought about the process of how Forged in Fire: Writing Fiction to Heal came to be. And I realized that the seed of the book happened long before the writing ever took place. In fact, this book has been in…Writing Fiction To Heal6 min readWriting Fiction To Heal6 min read
Published inThis Alchemical Life·Feb 2Member-onlyWhy I Write DarkA Self-Reclamation of Sorts — “I don’t know how you do it,” she said to me. “Write all that dark shit. I couldn’t do it. I don’t like to be in that mindset and I definitely don’t want to willingly go there.” I know she didn’t intentionally mean anything by it, but the insinuation still…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published inThis Alchemical Life·Jan 6Member-onlyWhy This Book ExistsA sneak peek into why this book exists with the introduction to my nonfiction book, Forged in Fire: Writing Fiction to Heal, releasing soon! — As I’ve been finishing up beta edits to my nonfiction book, Forged in Fire: Writing Fiction to Heal, to send to my copyeditor before release day (omg!), I’ve been thinking a lot about how I got here. Not just the actual journey of turning the method into a book, but…Writing Fiction To Heal9 min readWriting Fiction To Heal9 min read
