As I've mentioned, I just passed the one year mark as a full time employee with Tripepi Smith. Well, tomorrow my boss and I are going to visit a client at 1, so he proposed we meet early for lunch to discuss my first year with the company. "Sure," I … [Continue reading] about My Upcoming Not-A-Performance-Review
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Beacon
A journalist friend of mine emailed me earlier this week to tell me about the launch of Beacon, a new publication platform she's a part of. I opened and read her email immediately because 1) she's a great writer and 2) she manages to get herself into … [Continue reading] about Beacon
Updates on Ambitious Goals
I've opted for yoga, talk therapy, and wine. It's nice to know I have the prescription if I need it, but I really think it's jumping the gun a bit. (If my posts start to get too dour, please tell me, and I'll revisit the idea of medication.) While … [Continue reading] about Updates on Ambitious Goals
Of Wine and Zoloft
I have a question. I was at a doctor appointment (my GP) last week and happened to mention that I was feeling tense, stressed. I have a lot shit going on. I worked a 15-hour day yesterday, all in. Between family, and work, and writing, and exercise. … [Continue reading] about Of Wine and Zoloft
Time I Could Have Spent Writing
I'm applying for a writer residency program. It's one of those magical opportunities you hear about as a writer - two weeks in a private cabin, all meals prepared for you, totally free of cost. I mean really. Who gets to do that kind of … [Continue reading] about Time I Could Have Spent Writing
Separation of Truth and Fact
On Sunday I was super lucky to attend an event hosted by my former thesis advisor Gina Nahai. It seems that back in July when the book Zealot was released, Gina and her husband, in support of the Los Angeles Review of Books, hosted an event to … [Continue reading] about Separation of Truth and Fact
Notes on the Northwest
If there's one thing that can really make LA look like a smoggy pit, it's 10 days in the Pacific Northwest. The family and I just got back from vacation. We spent the first five days with my dad in northern Idaho to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday … [Continue reading] about Notes on the Northwest