Miscellaneous
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Ch. 7: Brownie the horse
Rachel’s mother had recommended a stable and good riding instructor for Violet. Her love of horses had been a constant in her life for a long time. For years, she dreamed she had a horse. In this dream, the wood paneling that made up the back of the house was replaced by two stables that…
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Healing from Loss: My Journey Through Grief
I thought that when she passed away, time would stop. Didn’t the world understand that she was gone? I was carrying the pain of knowing I wouldn’t be able to talk to her again. The day after she died, I woke up and thought I should call her today; I hadn’t called her in a…
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Cherished Childhood Memories with Books
Books were a big part of my childhood. One of my favorite things when I was being homeschooled was going to the local library. My mom would let us pick out a few books each, and then we would take them home. I always felt like such an adult when I was little, sitting in…
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Essential Tips for Surviving College Dorm Life
I have been thinking a lot about my brief stay in college dorms while attending college in Milledgeville. I lived in the dorms from 2014 to 2016, and my siblings lived in dorms at their respective colleges as well. I feel as though some universal experiences come with living in a college dorm. There’s the…
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New Insights into the Princes in the Tower Case
Okay, you’re going to have to follow my train of thought here. It’s going to be a bit of a roundabout ride. I’ve posted about my interest in The Princes and the Tower Mystery before, and multiple moments triggered my interest in that topic. In my interest in The War of the Roses, a history…
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Navigating Grief and Gratitude This Thanksgiving
I felt a bit sad this Thanksgiving and couldn’t pinpoint why. It could have been the nausea from the drive to my grandmother’s house. It could have been the sensory overload of sitting in Grandma’s living room and periodically stepping outside for fresh air. On my second time outside, a memory popped into my head—looking…
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Frustrated with Fashion
I’ve always had a complicated relationship with fashion and clothes. Textures of different clothing items could elicit such visceral emotions as early as when I was a toddler. I will remember this forever. My grandmother got me a cute polka-dotted rain jacket when I was a toddler. It was stiff and plasticky. I could feel…
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Congrats Grads!
This post is advice I wish I’d received before I went away to college. I lived away from home all four years, so some of this advice is tailored to that experience. However, you’re furthering your education. I wish you the best of luck, and congrats on your high school graduation!
Living on the Spectrum 