When I think of childhood games, the Sims series is one of the first to come to mind. I’ve been a fan of the series since I was at least five years old (though I feel like I’ve been playing it for longer). I enjoyed keeping families alive as best I could and sharing the…
By Women of Color – I Sit And Sew by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
I Sit And Sew is a poem written by African American writer, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson (1875–1935). It is about a woman who despises sitting and sewing while the men are out fighting a war. I fell in love with this poem the moment I read it. It holds so much power and meaning of gender…
Is Writing Every Day REALLY Necessary?
When in the writing community, there’s some common advice that every writer sees a million times: “Show, don’t tell.” “Said is dead.” Or, alternatively, “Said is not dead.” And, of course, “Write every day!” Really, you can take all of this advice with a grain of salt, but let’s focus on the write every day one. …Do…