Let’s be clear….none of these things are life changing. None of them are essential. None of them have earned the chokehold they have on my daily existence. And yet… Here I am. Dramatically obsessed. Fully committed. No explanation offered. No explanation needed. Reality TV (specifically Real Housewives of Rhode Island + The City + The…
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Abstract Art: When Artists Finally Said “Enough”
There are moments in cultural history when the collective vibe shifts from “we can fix this” to “absolutely not, I’m done.” The early 20th century was one long, dramatic eye roll. After centuries of painting the visible world kings, fruit bowls, religious scenes, and the occasional horse doing the most, artists began to feel that…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch-9 Imposter Syndrome in Heels: Writing Through the Doubt
Real talk on confidence dips, comparison traps, and reclaiming your creative voice. There’s a special kind of delusion required to write a book. A glamorous, unhinged, “I believe in myself even though I absolutely do not” kind of delusion. Some days I strut into my writing session like a woman who has range. Other days…
Welcome to the Revamp Era: The Blog Glow Up Nobody Warned You About
There comes a moment in every woman’s life when she looks at her blog, her digital child, her creative scrapbook, her public diary she pretends isn’t a diary and realizes… “Oh. This isn’t me anymore. This is the ghost of a girl I’ve already outgrown.” My blog started as a cute little creative corner. A…
Killer Heels Saturdays – Chapter 7: Dialogue That Bites Back
If plot is the runway, dialogue is the heel clicks that turn every head. It’s the sound of your characters announcing themselves, their wounds, their wit, their boundaries, their bad decisions, and all without a single paragraph of exposition. And when dialogue bites back, it doesn’t just entertain. It reveals. It exposes. It shifts power….
COLOR CRUSH SERIES: TERRACOTTA
Terracotta showed up in my week like a calm older sister who’s seen some things. She didn’t knock, she just let herself in, sat on my counter, and said, “Babe… breathe.” And honestly? I needed that. There’s something about this color that feels ancient in the best way, like it remembers who you were before…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch 6 — Writing Rituals & Red Soles: How I Actually Get Words on the Page
There’s this myth that writers glide into their desks every morning like swans, open their laptops, and effortlessly pour out brilliance while sipping something herbal and morally superior. I, Me. Myself… am just not that writer. Not even close. My process is more “creative gremlin with good snacks” than “ethereal literary goddess.” But it works….
Killer Heels Saturdays — Chapter Five: Character Development “Building a Cast With Bite, Boundaries, and Big Main Character Energy”
There comes a moment in every book draft where your characters are no longer just names in a Google Doc and you begin to realize they’re roommates in your brain. They have opinions. They have emotional allergies. They have better boundaries than you on a Tuesday afternoon. And suddenly, you’re not just writing a story….
Printmaking: The Original Social Media
As part of my art history series, I thought this topic would be fun to talk about next. Before we had feeds, timelines, and share buttons, we had ink, pressure, and a whole lot of ingenuity. Long before the internet connected billions of people, printmaking connected entire societies by spreading images, ideas, gossip, political messages,…
Color Crush Series: Charcoal
Charcoal is the color of containment. A color of clarity and says, “I’m here to protect my peace.” In a world that often demands sparkle and speed, charcoal is the visual pause. It’s the shade that says, “I’m not available for the chaos, but I am available for the truth.” Charcoal is the scaffolding behind…
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