Fiction and Fantasy

Tag: Struggles

  • Hype: When Others’ Opinions Affect Our Experience

    I finally got caught up on the deluge of Marvel movies. It took my more cinematically-informed friend sorting through the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s must-see’s and optional’s, but several weeks and six films later, I was finally ready to see the big one—Avengers: Infinity War. My friend tried hard not to say too much about it,…

  • How Your Lie in April Impacted My Life… and How It Can Impact Yours

    Your Lie in April was one of those shows I’d heard people praising, but I didn’t check it out right away. Going in, I only had a general idea of what it was about: musicians, a young love story, etc. I had no idea how deeply this story would impact me. Your Lie in April…

  • Confessions of a Burned-Out Worker

    A bad night’s sleep sucks. New York, USA by Hernan Sanchez Photography via Unsplash.com Work has been kicking my butt over the past few days. It’s been difficult to get back into the swing of things after a not-so-restful spring break (I work part-time at an elementary school after-care program). But more than that, I’ve…

  • The Problems (and Possible Processes?) of Prioritizing

    More like “Pains from Trying to Prioritize and Realizing I Can’t.” I have a lot of priorities right now. God is the biggest (at least I’m trying to make him my biggest priority). But then there’s also trying to finally lose those last few pounds–which requires daily workouts. And there’s my book, of course. But…

  • 5 More Things I Hate about Being a Writer

    Sorry about the late post! I had family over all weekend. It was pretty booked! Maybe I’ll write about it in a future post. 😛 Anyway, especially with all these distractions in everyday life, being a writer is hard! And just like a lot of difficult things, I think part of the difficulty is that…

  • When a Loved One Has Cancer

    Update : Added image and Editor’s Note update. Updated formatting to current blog standards. Editor’s Note, 4/26/2024: This particular story does have a happy ending. My grandma beat her cancer and has been living cancer-free ever since. Very few days go by that I don’t thank God for the gift of being able to enjoy…

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