Tag: WritersLife
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Fancy Money & Finances
I hate dealing with finances. It stresses me out when I think about it, and it stesses me out when I do not think about it. School did not cover personal finances, and while my parents showed me the basics, my own procrastination and anxiety has made it a recurring nightmare. But recently I found…
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Babymoon
As a last hoorah before life changes forever, we took a short trip to the Monterey Bay area. We stayed a few nights in Caramel-by-the-Sea, a tourist trap whose intended audience has thicker pocketbooks than we do, but it was a load of fun. We walked the beach in t-shirts and bare feet because you…
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Baby Update
Recently, we had our major anatomy ultrasound, and I keep learning new interesting things about babies. It has been a very active 6 weeks since my last update. By which I mean, both we and the baby have been very busy. First, it took a few weeks longer than average for my wife to feel…
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Feel Good TV
After a long day of work, I just want to sit on the couch, relax, and not think. There are a million shows I could watch to keep me entertained and kill time before bed, but I prefer ones that make me feel cozy, positive, and ready to sleep. Three shows in particular top my…
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2025 Works in Progress
This week, I spent my free time playing “Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2,” but when I am not doing that, I am making progress on my writing goals. It has felt like a slow start to the year for my writing. January seemed a month and a half long, and I think I caught a wave…
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Weaving Chainmail
My new hobby this year is weaving chainmail. Since childhood I have loved knights and armor. Growing up, I fell in love with renaissance fairs. My mother frequently helped put together some sort of costume-like attire, but intricate cosplay has always been out of reach because of time, a lack of confidence in my own…
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Inspiration: Detective Noir
Ever since reading The Maltese Falcon in Undergrad, I loved the idea of detective noir. The 1930s novel and its film adaptation with Humphrey Bogart (1941) is often considered the beginning of or at least the solidification of the noir genre. Noir is a work of aesthetics as many genres are and often includes gangsters,…
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Naming my Baby Boy
Naming a baby is not easy. There are so many things to consider: Is the name too common? Can it be shortened to a cute nickname? Does it have a “y” in it? Does it sound like a dog’s name? Is it too unique? Is it too hippy? Does it have a nice ring to…
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Tarot to Start the Year
There is a lot of misinformation about tarot in the world. I know people who think it can tell the future, and I know others who think the cards are influenced by Satan. But tarot, like so many things in life, only has as much power as people put into it. Shortly before Covid, I…
Grant Pearson 