Remembering when I was denied joining a book club because I would have been the only non iPhone and it would have created a new group chat.

In 6th grade we went to a program called "Exchange City" where we worked in a little town for the day. Months before, we took career assessments to place us (I was a journalist) and even had an election for Mayor. We met regularly with our "coworkers" to work on a business plan for the big day.

Not the fact that armadillo babies are called pups 😭😭😭

I just feel like there is probably never a good enough reason to use the word flesh

Considering the "premium" upgrade for my bird feeder camera which is another way of saying I am turning 33 soon

Googling how to calm my dog's vagus nerve. I am JD Vance's worst nightmare.

I have an intimate following here and follow quite a few impactful folks. I feel like engagement is more difficult now than the earlier days of this app, but I want to keep amplifying creatives and urbanist content! I'll occasionally still share some of my community stories as well.

Marion was an immediate standout for how enthusiastically they embraced this contest. From local and regional newspapers to community organizations and even after-school clubs, the entire community banded together to celebrate their resilience and look to the future with hope.

Love the Ohio representation! Congrats, Marion. ♥️

New post up with Experience Columbus! Visit us this spring and check out our theater community:

Someone I used to babysit is getting married tomorrow if you wanna feel old

Me, yelling "Beth is the little woman I want to be the least!!!" *In bed with a migraine coming on* Tobias: *shuts bedroom door and says "okay, stop"'

oh god it’s wonderful to stay in bed and drink too much coffee and doomscroll compulsively and love you so much

I just reread Jane Eyre for the first time in 15 years and y'all I have so much to unpack

I have a comma problem. I'm revising my work and deleting commas left and right while resisting the temptation to add more. Hot editing tips: Be mindful about your commas (Oxford commas excluded of course!) Do you really need the word "that"? Delete it

Literally just shot up in bed to Google something about the Ninja Turtles for a pizza story I am working on

(severely condescending tone) Umm let me explain something to you sweetie: [objectively the wrongest information you've ever heard]

I do not like the Tubi flesh hat!! I do not like it! Make it stop!

Just want to say as someone who has worked in PR & Marketing for a decade, that MANY brands' target audiences are called "HER" or "MOM." They are trying to appeal to women. Women have such valuable buying power. Remember this as you choose what to spend money on, what media you consume. We matter.

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.

Really excited about this one! I have a list of fav Columbus restaurants for both vegetarians and meat-eaters: www.columbusnavigator.com/best-restaur...

Just typed Pootermore instead of Pottermore and I am cackling and need everyone to know

If you’re planning on watching any Lynch, my advice is: don’t watch any analysis videos, don’t think about what stuff is “supposed” to mean, just get your own unique experience from it!! I think people have become far too concerned with the “correct” interpretations of media. Just experience it!!!

Just remembered how this guy who didn't like me back in middle school posted how David Lynch was overrated once and now I am mad all over again!!!

I decided to pick up snowshoeing as a new hobby on a whim and I am giddy

Adding 2025 to things feels very fake

Now is a very good time to be good to each other. In part because you never know what anyone is going through, but also because you know that all of us have already been through so much.

This. Writing is resistance for me. We have to document community stories.

In my cozy sci-fi era

Tickets to Nosferatu have been secured!!!

The days in between Christmas and New Years Eve are for listening to holiday records and watching as many movies as possible

Justice for Todd and Margo

Watching Little Women so it's officially Christmas

Columbus, Stock & Barrel winter issue is out! And if you're not from Columbus, come visit and eat here!!! I got to write about a tiny coffee shop and a community-focused bread bakery.

I remember spending afternoons at the library, with a little bag of quarters that I'd use to periodically call my home on the payphone to check in. This memory makes me sound way older than I actually am.

I am trying to roll an old 401k into my IRA and this is the biggest wild goose chase. I'm scared my money doesn't actually exist and they're just putting me off. Like "Oh we didn't think you'd actually ever retire, about those funds . . ." 😅

I love living in Ohio because you can live in a major city and still say things like "I have to drop off some stuff at my cousin's farm"

KNIVES OUT is a Christmas movie because Chris Evans wears a sweater.

My grandma calls the magazine I write for "the book"

Remembering how my poetry professor in college would have us underline poems/write comments within the assigned reading, then would collect all our books to review. So he would just take bags full of our physical poetry collections home, read what we noted, and haul them back to class.

This week: The UHC CEO South Korea The Muppet History guy is a creep I need to go back to bed

Remembering when my Spotify Wrapped was all dog lullabies when Echo was a puppy

Wow, I love this app. I just found a historian who specializes in the history of eels. Follow.

Just a reminder that your local library has more than just books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit!

We don't need more remakes of old movies. We need more MUPPETS remakes of old movies.

The waiter comes, but offers us a choice between oat, almond, or coconut milk

One of the biggest lies I ever told myself is that I couldn't be into both arts and sports. Honestly one reason why I deeply appreciate Hanif Abdurraqib. He writes about sports beautifully. The man is a poet *and* a Cavs fan.

Right now is a good time to call your reps and tell them you are against ANY form of book banning (including the "Parents Bill of Rights" bill). The GOP House majority is going to be super slim in January, and they couldn't get the entire caucus behind the bill last time. We can beat this bill!

To me, nothing is funnier than this. Everything competes with scrunched up Kermit

For the December issue of 614 Magazine, I wrote about the new Kalatina's opening in Bexley (Columbus, Ohio). Digital issue: issuu.com/614media/doc...