My Year in Review: 2025
2025 was quite a strange year—one that was difficult to make sense of as it was happening and which remains so in retrospect. Nothing especially bad happened to me, but … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2025
Category: Writing
Three Hundred
On December 17th, 2017, I celebrated TumbleweedWrites’ 100th blog post and took the opportunity to reflect on the journey my site had been on up until that point. I always … Continue reading Three Hundred
My Year in Review: 2023
When the year began, I wasn’t sure what to expect from it. I was a little apprehensive, because 2022 had been so significant—so much had happened—and I figured that years … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2023
My Favorite Quote From Every Chapter of Normal People
Sally Rooney is my ultimate idol as a writer, especially in terms of the mechanics of writing, and in the wake of completing her entire canon this year, I want … Continue reading My Favorite Quote From Every Chapter of Normal People
Writer’s Block & Where Story Ideas Come From
One of the more persistent questions thrown at authors is “Where do you get your ideas from?”. So much so, in fact, that it’s become something of a point of … Continue reading Writer’s Block & Where Story Ideas Come From
My Year in Review: 2022
In my review for 2019, I wrote that the year felt “inbetweeny”, with nothing of note happening- good or bad- that I would likely remember in the future. In contrast, … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2022
Bookish Fun with Bookish Friends Part 2: The KU Ripple Launch
May 10th, 2022. I’ve nearly regurgitated my morning coffee over my lap as a text comes in asking me to perform a reading at a book launch later that evening… … Continue reading Bookish Fun with Bookish Friends Part 2: The KU Ripple Launch
Fractured Threads – Book Launch Q&A
My new book, Fractured Threads, will be releasing this Saturday and is now available for purchase! I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the book throughout its journey- in regard … Continue reading Fractured Threads – Book Launch Q&A
Cover Reveal for My Upcoming Book!
In my last post I speculated that I might not have much time for blogging over the summer. I guess that turned out to be correct- but I finally have … Continue reading Cover Reveal for My Upcoming Book!
Life Updates & a Special Announcement
As you may or may not have noticed, I haven’t been blogging much this year. I always want to be posting on this site, but sometimes life gets in the … Continue reading Life Updates & a Special Announcement
My Year in Review: 2021
I knew from the beginning that 2021 would be different. I graduated from The University of Winchester in 2014 without any plan for my life, and spent seven years living … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2021
Preserving the Past Part 3: Post-Graduation Travels in the USA
The intent of this little series has always been to reflect on my obsession with preserving the past, which I’ve always gone about in the same basic way: externalizing the … Continue reading Preserving the Past Part 3: Post-Graduation Travels in the USA