Letter To My Younger Self

Dear Little Blue, You don’t really need this letter, because you’ll eventually figure all these things out on your own, but if I could share a few insights with you, I’d let you know that even though it feels like there’s not a soul on earth who’d really care if you ceased to exist, in [...]

It’s a big world after all

Like many people my age, travel wasn’t a big part of my experience growing up. Our family vacations consisted of road trips and camping. The one epic journey of my childhood was when I was twelve, and all seven of us spent five weeks in a van, driving through “thirty-two states two foreign countries* and [...]

Heavenly Father: The Ultimate Fairy Godmother?

I’ve tried not to bug Heavenly Father too much over the years. When I developed my theory of not wearing out my welcome with God I was probably in my late teens and it made a lot of sense. The idea being that if I never ask for much, when I really do need extra [...]

Baby Carrots are WEIRD

I visited America for two weeks two years ago, and still one of the most prominent – and thought provoking – realisations about it, is baby carrots are WEIRD. The first time I saw baby carrots my brain stuttered, stalled, and refused to move on from the peculiarity of them. Are they grown just to [...]

Of Bigfoot and Cross-dressing

The newsroom was bustling one day when an average looking man walked in and asked if we purchased photos from the public. Someone pointed him to the editor, who asked how she could help him. “I have a picture of Bigfoot,” he said. My back was turned on the conversation, but I covered my mouth [...]

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