Reading and writing my way through time and space
Good morning, friends! How are we finding ourselves on this Memorial Day? Oh, and also...did you notice the new theme going on? As a writer, I've been investing a lot into my online presence lately, and I thought it was due time for an upgrade on this site. How do we feel about it? I'm … Continue reading A Theology of Heaven and Hell: Cantrapasso in Dante’s “Inferno” and “The Great Divorce”
Good morning, lovely friends! I hope this post finds you well on this Monday morning. And would you look at that? Another post about The Rise of Skywalker! That's right! Except this time, it's a vlog! Maribeth and I are so excited to release this video, in which we discuss the Christian themes and metaphors in … Continue reading Redeeming “The Rise of Skywalker” – A Collaboration Vlog Analysis w/Maribeth!
Well, it seems that after my Mystery Blogger Award post, a few of you showed interest in hearing about my two weeks abroad at Oxford University last summer. I was hoping you would, as I have been meaning to write about my studies and adventures for a while now. This post ought to get the … Continue reading My Oxford Scholastica Summer: Classes, Castles, and (lots of) Coffee
Hallo, leute! Wie geht's? Hello, friends! How are you this week? IT IS MAY THE FOURTH! Happy Star Wars Day, friends!!! It has been a blazing hot last few days up here in my corner of the world, and today it's cooled off enough for a gentle breeze to roll through my open window. I … Continue reading Defending “The Rise of Skywalker” – A Collab Post w/ Maribeth!
Hello, friends! Just a little announcement for you all. 🙂 Quarantine has been a frightfully dizzy time for all of us, but there has also been ample opportunity to enjoy things that we just can't enjoy during "normalcy." And, I've gone and pledged myself to something crazy during this time. I hope I don't regret … Continue reading Instagram Live: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Guten tag, friends! *exhales* I am exhausted. I have taken on more hours at work, decided to transfer to the online division of my university due to my lovely friend COVID, and have scarce had the chance to write, read, or study my beloved German. My brain has found itself addled beyond belief, and now, … Continue reading The Mystery Blogger Award
Hallo, friend, wherever you may be in your little corner of the earth. I hope this post is finding you well, in good health, and in good spirits. At this point, I'm starting to feel like a heroine from one of my favorite books. I wake up each morning (usually with my hair in either … Continue reading In Answer to Quarantine: Beautiful Things to Keep You Sane
Guten tag, meine Freunde. 🙂 I hope you find yourselves well at this very eerie point in history in which we witness the coronavirus pandemic sweep the globe. Is it not odd? Does it not feel a bit apocalyptic? Dystopian, even? Just a bit? In my corner of the world, I'm currently not leaving … Continue reading The Prayers of a Heart that Hurts
Guten tag, friends! A lot of things have been going on lately, and despite my taking a break off of uni, I'm working pretty much full time, working hard at my German and employing my dear Swiss and Austrian friends to assist me with international WhatsApp calls (*a thousand thanks to you lovelies*), writing my … Continue reading The “Never Have I Ever” Writing Tag
O Lord, I am not worthy of you. Come in my heart and soul and mind, guide my every thought, word, and deed. St. Germaine de Pibrac I have read about quite a few saints over the course of the last month, but none of them have stirred my heart quite so much as little … Continue reading St. Germaine: The Good Treasure of One’s Heart