Tag: writer
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4 Things You Imply When You Say “You’ll Change Your Mind” to a Woman Who Doesn’t Want Kids
When I was a young girl, I had a fake bottle with fake milk to feed my fake babies. I remember drawing a picture of a pink house with purple heart-shaped windows. A tiny, girly dream house for a tiny (mostly) girly girl and her babies. I even had a name picked out for my…
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How to Destroy the Fear That Forms You
I wouldn’t say I suffer from anxiety, not like a lot of people suffer from anxiety. But I have had three full-fledged panic attacks. One of attacks occurred while I was driving, which was a terrifying experience. I have never been particularly fond of driving. While I lived in New York, I didn’t have a…
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How to De-stress and Live a Perfectly, Imperfect Life
“Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place.” -John Bender from The Breakfast Club I flicked on the light in the dining room and caught a glimpse of something on the table. “Oh shit.” There was a small puddle forming on the dining room table. I looked up and saw the…
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7 Things You Need to Know About Music Festivals that I learned at Bon Iver’s Eaux Claire Fest
Last weekend, I attended the inaugural Eaux Claire Fest in Eau Claire, WI. (We are all just assuming at this point there will be another one.) The festival was the brainchild of Bon Iver front man Justin Vernon and co-curator Aaron Dessner of The National. They planned a music festival with various genres of music,…
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How to Become a Writer in Just 33 Years!
“First, try something, anything, else. A movie star/astronaut. A movie star/missionary. A movie star/kindergarten teacher. President of the World. Fail miserably.” -Lorrie Moore in “How To Become A Writer” The first time I read these words I was working on my English and journalism degree at the University of Iowa. Yes. That writing school. No. I…
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9 Things NYC Is Missing, But Minnesota Isn’t
“Do you ever think you’ll move back to New York?” It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once. I used to dance around it. “I don’t know. Maybe someday.” But the truth is, I will never move back to NYC. There is much to love about NYC and Brooklyn in particular, which is where…
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Lessons in Femininity and Combat Boots
I remember exactly what I wore to my first Ani Difranco concert. It was my junior year of high school. A group of us bought tickets to Ani’s show in Cedar Rapids. The popularity of Ani Difranco in my small hometown of Hudson, IA was a little suspect. I mean, how did we hear about…
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