Organics? Environmentally Friendly? Science? Homesteading? Natural Living? What is it? — The Crunchy Lifestyle As someone who grew up in a small town surrounded by ranchers and farmer markets, the “Crunchy” lifestyle doesn’t sound so far-fetched to me. I remember my first farmers market being really fun and refreshing… but a lot of the time my eggs were bad when I got them, so…

As a writer, shoot for the stars that you can’t see while everyone else is reaching for the ones nearby — The year is 2071, and you’re ready to go bounty hunting with the ultimate space cowboy Spike Spiegel. Jet’s watering his bonsai trees, Faye’s smoking her cigarette, and radical Edward is dancing some type of jig with Ein. And you? You’re still writing like you’re in 2021. Radicalize your writing style

Your story wants to be told and here is how to do it — Strategic storytelling can be something that many people fear because they feel as if they cannot fully achieve a perfect story that captures the attention of their audience. …

Every morning is better with you — and coffee — My bed creaks every morning It puts a strain on my back And my spine is a spiraling highway it cracks when I’m stretched thin Thin in a way that spreads almost invisibly upon my buttered bread As I shakily eat it and stare blankly at our dirty stovetop Picking at the crumbs until my neck…

A never-ending drought — This drought brought on by selfishness In a land in which I grew from Now dead and desolate A place in which greed has sucked the life out of each and every living thing minding its business Where rain no longer calls this home and even it has abandoned all hope A place that’s doomed…

Childhood memories of gardening and tragedies — Once, my grandma bought me seeds to plant during the spring. We went to the star nursery and I chose about 3 packets. I picked carrots, pumpkins, and summer squash. And as I turned to leave, a packet of asters fell from the shelf, calling out to me. I wasn’t…

The hardest part about being an adult is figuring out what to make for dinner — Sometimes, I think about the kitchen of a house and how everyone congregates there. We eat and we argue and we live. Sometimes, I think about what I’d want my kitchen to look like and how it should feel since my kitchens have always been different. I’ve lived with a…