“At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. You search, you break your heart, your back, your brain, and then-and only then-it is handed to you.”

_Annie Dillard

I’m back. Much has changed in the few months I have been away. I have moved from Colorado to Pittsburgh, PA to attend the MFA graduate program in writing. I love the program and everyone I’ve met through it. The city? Well, I’m still trying to explore–hard to do when it is raining ice. Yes, you heard me correctly. Raining ice. The weather is definitely hard to get used to, as are the french fries on the salads and the maze of city streets, hills, alleys that end in brick walls, streets that end in rivers, and bridges that form complete loops from which one can never escape.

What I am excited about is writing on here again more regularly, about all sorts of topics–sharing quotes and books I love, interesting information, short stories as I get them written, pictures, and more.

Ready, set, go…

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