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Zoe and Bios
Today I was reading Twyla Tharp’s book, the Creative Habit, and I nearly put it down for good a couple weeks ago. But today I picked it up, I suppose my ruffled feathers from before have been forgotten. I am not a very habitual person, consistency is something hard won from me and someone telling…
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His Dark Materials: My Dæmon Settles
Kind of for my birthday, kind of for my project with the children’s book, I bought some pastel pencils. I had never heard of pastel pencils until I was on instagram this year and watched people use them. They aren’t the kind of thing public schools buy for children, and high school was the last…
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Shrugging the Burden of Potential
Hi, my name is Cassandra and I am 30 years old. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder type two nearly exactly a decade ago. That is not precisely true, as I was initially only diagnosed with major depressive disorder. The antidepressants sent me rapid cycling and a few months later I was on lithium. I…
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My Picture Book
Today I’ll tell you the story of how I first was inspired to write a book. It was the most magical, nearly fully formed idea I’ve ever had, and I am so excited to realize it as well as I can. It starts with the book Big Magic by Liz Gilbert. Yes, the Eat, Pray,…
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Ego Is the Enemy: The Ultimatum
Yesterday I was procrastinating, so I picked up a book my mother had given me a few months back. I had been meaning to read it. It was small, and short, and had a rather confrontational title: “Ego is the Enemy.” It was by a man named Ryan Holiday, who I had never heard of.…