Despite a sometimes crushingly high level of anxiety that makes me worry about hypothetical future scenarios, I’m generally a person who lives from moment to moment and day to day. I spend as much time as possible outdoors, which both feeds and causes my desire to live in the moment. …
A storm hit right before I left for one of my biggest book events to date. I was scheduled to speak to a large audience, which meant I’d need a microphone. I don’t have a love affair with microphones, but I conquer that fear by being meticulously prepared. Part of …
I didn’t think rejection would disappear once I got my first book contract, but I thought the sting of it would lessen. False. 2. I learned to love Twitter, despite the soul-sucking potential of social media. I’ve read some great articles, essays, and poems that I wouldn’t have found without …
