State of the Athena: 2015 Edition
“That was a hell of a thing…”
Understanding My Own Narrative
You know how Facebook is really just comparing your life to other people’s highlight reel? I got a chance to look at my own highlight reel, and realized that it’s pretty awesome.
Punching Up
“Punching up” is a term I first came across as comedy advice, and is the term that refers to the way that comedy can be uncomfortable without being offensive. Punching Up means that you are a person with a certain level of power in a hierarchical system. And as a person with that level of power in […]
Life, Act Two: Anti-Social Media
Hi. I’m anti-social (Uncle social and all the cousin-socials are back there at the snack bar. Ba-dum-bump. Thank you, I’m here all week. Try the veal and tip your wait staff…) Yes. Even those of us who seem like we’re chatterboxen at parties can be hiding a chewy, introverted center. It takes a lot of […]
Life, Act Two: Stress Is A Language
Stress is a language your body uses to tell you many things. You should learn to speak it, and listen when it speaks. It has much to tell you about yourself–and about others.
Life, Act Two-sdays: Starting Over…And Over, And Over…
We made our decisions and set our feet on a path where we expected no sidelines, no off-ramps, and no intersections.
Life, Act Two-sdays: Working Smarter
Aside from the obvious bad habits, I’ve been looking at my good and neutral habits as well, and asking WHY I do what I do. Because even if it’s a good habit, I still need to know why.
Life, Act Two-sdays: Life Gardening
It’s June. Summer is here and the days are ripe and long. You may not realize it right away, but Act Two is the summer of life. You’re in full bloom. Your glow is bright, and shines long. You’re in the fullness of your life. And you still have a loooong growing season ahead of you. […]
Life, Act Two-sdays: Second Adulthood
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the series I’m working on right now. The WinterJacked series masquerades as a paranormal romance, a romantic fantasy, or a contemporary chick-lit/women’s fiction hybrid. It doesn’t seem to live comfortably in any of these genres, though, because its genre hasn’t caught on yet. I’m talking about the peculiar […]
Life, Act Two-sdays: Infrastructure
Infrastructure. Most people think, “roads and bridges” when they hear the word. When you’re into Act Two on the stage of life, infrastructure is the knowledge that those stationary set-pieces will be doing double-duty, serving as sketch-definitions of many spaces in which you tell your story. By the time Act Two rolls around, you have seen […]