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New Beginnings: Back to where it all began
It’s been a lot longer than I think I realized since I’ve actively created content online. I’ve spent the last several years focusing instead on growing into my role as a lecturer in communications,…
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The Medium Blogging List
Hello! I’ve decided to dust this old blog off and start writing again, but I wanted to point in the direction of where I wrote between the end of the blog’s first chapter and…
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Moments to Me: A Transition Story, Part 1
This post has been cross-posted from my Medium profile. Please follow me on there for more stories! “Referral office, how can I direct your call?” Heart beats. “Alright, Miss Hall,” I sigh, but I…
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The night I learned I’m not an introvert
Therapy, man. You think you know yourself, but you are dead wrong. I am 25 years old, and for many years I have operated under the understanding that I am an introvert. When I first…
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It’s Been a Long Time Coming (Out): Becoming Parker
I created this blog in 2013, and appropriately named it “Finding the Pieces.” I wanted to write while documenting the process of figuring out who I am (because what else is your 20s for?)…
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One Last Move (For Now)
April 27, 2017 I realized today that I have a tradition of taking and posting a single photo of all of my luggage each time I move. It started when I moved (briefly)…
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So Chicago it is: Learning to say ‘thy will be done’
In my last blog post, I talked about how I was in a season of change and uncertainty. I was unemployed without much sense of direction, and I was still adjusting to life back…
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Falling
I sometimes forget how much I love music. During seasons of hectic schedules and chaos I occasionally go a few weeks or months without putting in headphones, only to be surprised by how much…
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6 ways to survive winter while still saving money on your power bill
Welcome to January. It’s dark, wet, and freaking freezing. Now given the fact that it’s 2017, I am well aware of the inventions of modern-day civilization, namely the blessed metal box god of warmth:…
Finding the Pieces
The story of how a lost boy found home