The weather this summer has been nothing short of schizophrenic. What days we haven’t endured pissing rain we’ve experienced record high temperatures and heat waves. And my tolerance for sunshine … Continue reading September Thoughts
I want to break up the stream of essay-style posts and pursue a more creative approach to blogging- be it in the form of lists or prose poems or whatever. … Continue reading 15 Things I Miss From My Childhood
The roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris went up in flames on what I had designated as “Game of Thrones Day”. As I stewed in excited anticipation for the beginning … Continue reading Reels of Spring
I was at work the other day when I was suddenly struck by a shift in conversation between two of my colleagues. One of them had recently moved house, and … Continue reading Rough Books
Last year we had an ass-ton of snow one weekend in March and I decided to go outside to take some photos. I couldn’t really walk anywhere picturesque, so I … Continue reading Snow Day 2
At the stroke of midnight 2018 will be gone forever, and there will be no time left to improve upon it or add to its legacy. Except not really. In … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2018
When I traveled to Budapest last April, I made it a mission of mine to see as many of the city’s literary sites as possible. I bathed in the rich … Continue reading The Crescent City Diaries #5 – Faulkner’s Footsteps and Tarot Readings
As I stated in part one, any discussion of my trip to Ireland is impossible if not told through the lens of my friendship with George and Elizabeth. No blade … Continue reading My Irish Weekend Part 3: Ode to a Compost Converter
When I started writing blog posts that included references to real people, TumbleweedWrites was still in its infancy, and I was ignorant of the ethics of such a thing. I … Continue reading My Irish Weekend Part 1: “The Happiest Place on Earth”
Today I’d like to do a springtime recap! These posts are always super-fun to write, and they let y’all know what I’ve been up to when I’m not writing or … Continue reading Spring 2018 Recap
With my Hungarian series concluded, I’d like to write a post reflecting on how 2018 has gone so far. In my New Year’s Resolution post I outlined some targets I wanted … Continue reading Reassessing My 2018 Resolutions
As I reached Fő tér, Szentendre began to feel like a labyrinth you never want to find the way out of. A labyrinth of narrow alleyways and small squares, all … Continue reading Exploring Szentendre Part 2
