A New Nineteen-Year-Old Spends 15 Minutes Writing

It’s been a while since I’ve added anything to this blog, so in honor of my 19th birthday yesterday, I hope you will all enjoy a brief 15-minute free-write about growing up. (As a disclaimer- all of these beliefs are subject to change! I have only turned nineteen!) Nineteen is not a milestone year. Last year’sContinue reading “A New Nineteen-Year-Old Spends 15 Minutes Writing”

A Love Letter to Central Oregon

Dear Central Oregon, As this correspondence is composed, I’m afraid I’m leaving you. I will return in ten weeks after the first trimester of my first year of college has been completed, but for the time being, I will miss you dearly. The longest I’ve been away from your gnarled junipers and jutting laws rocksContinue reading “A Love Letter to Central Oregon”

Wortcunning, Baking, and Connecting with the Natural World

My family has always had a garden. Even if the beds were confined on a porch shaded by tall conifers, it was essential that something is constantly growing in our backyard. In our current house, we’re lucky enough to have ample space for multiple garden beds, and a mound that, (when given permission by ourContinue reading “Wortcunning, Baking, and Connecting with the Natural World”