Full-time Storyteller, Lifetime Geek
I wanted to write this not only as a moment of catharsis for myself, but also because I know several non-binary folx out there might feel the same way. No matter where we fall on the non-binary spectrum, I know several of my friends have felt pressure to present more masculine, or more feminine to feel desirable, and sometimes, more androgynously to be valid.
So you may have noticed a little bit of an aesthetic update to the blog/website. If so, neat! If not, welp, now you know! Also neat! I've had some art work in the works for quite a while, and I just received the files a few days ago! I desperately wanted to change up my …
So this piece that I put up on Medium today is only slightly spooky. Just a bit. Not like, overwhelmingly so. My older brother once told me about this penny superstition, where he would find pennies in unsuspecting places during times where he was worried or off-balance. Both him and my sister-in-law had found them …
I am an adult who does not want to live in a home where his entire life has taken place. I have so much to look forward to, so much ahead of me, that I can’t have a heavy past weighing me down.
I’m not the only writer who compares himself to others. I’m not the only creator who feels like his creations are worse than they actually are. In the world of artistry and pulling ideas out of your head to turn them into a creative piece, looking at your finished product (and at times, your work-in-progress) …
Continue reading "Some Well (Or Ill) Timed Imposter Syndrome"
I talked about a conversation with a guy on a gay dating app that sparked some body image issues that I have, how they started, and how I feel about my body, today. Here's a little teaser to get you excited about it: "With the weight of this continuous journey on my shoulders as some …
Continue reading "New Post on Medium: “Weight Loss Didn’t Make Me Feel Beautiful”"
I’m just going to blurt out a bunch of stuff that I’m thinking because I’ve been super unproductive and I need to at least write SOMETHING this week that makes me feel like I haven’t been incredibly lazy (when it comes to writing, at least. I know I’ve been working hard in other realms of …
You shouldn’t have to get to the point where your own thoughts make it hard for you to feel happy.
And like most things that we really want to accomplish in life, it isn't easy, emotionally AND mentally (and maybe just a little physically tiring, but only due to the emotional and mental exhaustion.)
Okay, so maybe not literal insanity, but definitely some resemblance of it.But yes! National Novel Writing Month has started! I'm so excited to be working on a novel, and this time of the year is definitely a great way to get motivated! Essentially, the goal for all the participants of NaNoWriMo is to get to …
Continue reading "And My Descent into Insanity has Begun (Aka: National Novel Writing Month)"
Jeff Brutlag 