Annie is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author.
Tag Archives: Personal
How Long Does Grief Last?
Originally posted on Monday, July 18, 2011, 1:45:00 PM The short, over-simplified answer: 3 years. The honest, complicated answer: forever. Here’s the truth, as I’ve experienced it. Grieving is incredibly painful. There are all sorts of advice columns aimed at … Continue reading
Asking for What we Need
Originally posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:35 PM There’s a certain lesson that I keep relearning in every facet of my life over and over again since I was born. It’s very simple, yet I never seem to remember … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day
Originally posted on February 14, 2011 at 1:15 PM For some reason, this Valentine’s Day I wanted to write about the moment I fell in love with my husband. Turns out, I can’t do that. There wasn’t a moment. There … Continue reading
Professional vs. Personal (i.e.: why I’m painfully shy)
Originally posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:57 PM I was watching an episode of What Not to Wear recently, and the woman they were making over said something along the lines of, “I feel like I have plenty of … Continue reading
The Hard Part
Originally posted on January 6, 2011 at 3:31 PM There are a lot of difficult things about being a beginning writer. Some of them are obvious and much talked about: finding the willpower to make yourself sit down and work, … Continue reading