Michelle J

Training Journal 04.08.22

I meet with a writing partner every other Friday. We share what we will be working on for the day, and then we sit together for an hour and work on our respective pieces. Today I told my partner that I wanted to write a blog post I could complete and publish today. My mainContinue reading “Training Journal 04.08.22”

Moments of Glory

I was recently talking with my friend J about karaoke. “When I sing karaoke, it’s a feeling of glory that I’m ultimately going for,” I told her. You know, the feeling you get when you’re belting out the chorus of Arcade Fire’s “Intervention” and all your friends come in with falsetto backup at just theContinue reading “Moments of Glory”

Grief & Lost Contact

I remember my friend Zach telling me that he didn’t really remember anything that happened the year after his mom died. Grief hits hard and in strange ways. I did remember what happened the year after my dad died in 2020. I did remember what happened the months after my mom had a massive strokeContinue reading “Grief & Lost Contact”

My Shell

We Karate Chopped Our Wedding Cake

When Alex and I lived in Chicago, we trained in Karate at Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self Defense. We initially joined the dojo as a way to get fun exercise, but the students and teachers at Thousand Waves also became great friends over the three years we trained there. After belt tests such asContinue reading “We Karate Chopped Our Wedding Cake”