Gillian Sisley. Remember her name. Seriously. I stumbled upon her when I joined Medium last year, and I was blown away by how clearly I could hear her voice in her story telling. She immediately made me feel like I was safe – like I could share my sexual assault story without shame. Like the…
Don’t die, don’t die, please God don’t die! I had no idea what would happen when a dumb ass twenty-something, working on one of his first music videos put regular gasoline in the diesel tank of a 4-ton truck carrying tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of set design and equipment. I figured at some…
I first met Devon circa 2008, playing beer pong at a house party in Peoria, and naturally, we bonded over our shared name, as well as our ability to sink a white ball in the last red cup to seal a glorious win. We connected sporadically over the years following, and more recently, through Instagram…
Another interview! Although I may not be totally keen on putting these conversations together after the fact, sitting down with someone and connecting with them face(Time) to face(Time) is one of the things that makes me happiest in the world. Which is great, considering that’s all we’re doing now. #ZoomMeetings Did you hear that, NBC?…
La vita e bella —Life is beautiful I like to relocate. I like to experiment with my career. Change excites me. Novelty ignites a passion that makes me feel alive. Sometimes I am hard on myself for the stifling that I feel when I am doing something that I might perceive as routine. I’m a…
Hi everyone, My name is Mandy Mellencamp (I’ve been married for four years but haven’t changed my name yet). I’m 29 years old – born in Tucson and raised in good ‘ol Prescott, Arizona. I don’t remember my childhood ever being boring. My sister, Sara, and I always partook in an activity, whether it be…
This began as a story about who I am, but as I continued to write it, it turned into a story of who I’ve become, and how I got here. It may be a little surprising, it’s certainly a little dark, and every word is real. If you’ve ever struggled with issues of self-worth, you…
My name is Catie Menke. I am a 32 year old South Dakota native now living in Phoenix for the last 6 years. As we all sit down and make our goals for the New Year, I implore you to consider the power of organization, which I am glad to talk to you about today….
In high school, I was voted most likely to… actually, I can’t recall what it was, because someone still has my senior year book. Remember when you’d pass it around to people, and they’d take it home because there wasn’t enough time in fifth period to write everything out? Well, someone still has it… maybe…
Here we are, at post number ten. I feel drawn to make it great – make it mean something, not that I wanted the other blog posts to be garbage, but I suppose this blank slate looks especially appealing right now, thus, I’m inspired to give it my all… my English teachers would be so…