But hard bitten cynicism leaves one feeling peevish, and too much of it can do lasting damage to your heart.

It's sad, but a relief as well, to know that two things so closely bound together can separate with so little violence.

You can never have too much, butter.

The blog is certainly another tool for writers out there to break their way in. But being a blogger does not make you a great writer.

I got my undergrad in Creative Writing, and then I didn't get my Masters in obsession, because I figured I already had that covered.

Doors are going to open-doors you can't even imagine exist.

Physically it's exhausting to cook every night. Existentially speaking, I have so much more energy having that time to myself in this project, this gift to myself at the end of the day. Even if it didn't go smoothly, it was still a gift.