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Since last I shared about my freelance writing journey, many things have occurred, which have led me to this post about my gigs on gigs on gigs. Freelance life is quite nebulous, aside from the deadlines, that is. It’s a balance between flow and structure. Such harmony is difficult to maintain with this dichotomy of…
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Do you have Happy Places? I’m sure you do. Whether in a creative mindset, out in nature, dining at your favorite restaurant, or just being “here” with your person, we all have “places” that make us happy in specific ways. Being the sentimental and nostalgic romantic I am, I have several Happy Places. For this…
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Some already know this, and for others, it will be news: as a rule, I don’t talk about my novel beyond saying that there is one in the works. There are a few reasons why I don’t talk about my novel. Reason One I’m slightly superstitious, as in if I talk about it, I’ll somehow…
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In two days’ time, it will be the first anniversary of my last day at my previous place of employment. Yes, a slightly labyrinthine sentence but a more poetic way of saying June 22 marks an entire year since I wrapped up my two-weeks notice at Crooked Tree Arts Center. The twenty-second day of the…
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Special to Writing Dailey’s Organized Rambling! A review of the Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet’s production, Snow White. This past Friday, I had the pleasure of experiencing a bit of snow in June. Blessedly, not the cold, crystalline, white flakes that seem to hamper Northern Michigan for more than 50% of the year–at…
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Oh, to be a writer. Much like a musician or composer composes with notes, an artist composes with oils, a chef composes with food, and a teacher composes a lesson plan with worksheets, a demonstration, and an activity—a writer composes with language using infinite combinations of letters or characters to convey something, anything. I’ve been…
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Special to Writing Dailey’s Organized Rambling! An art-lover’s cumulative reflection on Beyond Van Gogh Sarasota. The sunshine state of Florida has been in the news quite a bit as of late for reasons prompting some to boycott the low-hanging region of our country. Nevertheless, I ventured south earlier this month for my own healthy set…
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Special to Writing Dailey’s Organized Rambling! A review of Alex’s experience taking a calligraphy workshopat Flora Bae Home with Ciarra Claire. It was 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. I parked on deserted Bay Street and took a walk around the block because I am my habitually early self, and I was a tad ahead…
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It was a foregone conclusion, even before my niece was born, that I was going to be that weird aunt. The kind that knits gifts, buys clothes, and bestows books upon books unto children beginning at a very young age. For my niece, she received her first books from me while still in utero, so…yeah,…
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Special to Writing Dailey’s Organized Rambling! A review of Traverse City Opera’s first-ever performance–“Found in Translation: A Dramatic Opera Experience.” Read on to learn about TC’s newest nonprofit arts organization! The early spring sun was beginning to set as I took my seat in Kirkbride Hall on Friday, April 1. Rays of dimming sunlight passed…
About the Blogger
Well, aside from the deets on my About page, I can divulge a few more things about myself: I enjoy whiskey & wine; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is filmmaking at its finest; I love being an aunt, and I find blogging to be an intimidating endeavor – that being said, I hope you enjoy the organized rambling of an aging millennial.