Cordalia started the fire with a couple of plastic bags, some previous school term's science homework, and the remaining small pieces of wood from the pile she chopped the day before. While it was catching, she quickly split a couple more pieces to ensure there was enough fuel for the fire to burn while she… Continue reading NaNo: Day 5
NaNo: Day 4
Across the Atlantic Ocean, on the day a young Namibian girl named Cordalia !Hai//Gauses was overcoming her latest trauma, a twelve year old boy living in a small town in Pennsylvania was woken up. It was the middle of the night and the house was shaking. Some force was crashing against the living room door.… Continue reading NaNo: Day 4
NaNo: Day 3
***I ended up working until midnight this evening so unfortunately was not able to get any actual writing done. I was able to jot down some ideas on the direction the story will take, and tomorrow I will try and get two days worth of writing in. We will get some background information for our… Continue reading NaNo: Day 3
NaNo: Day 2
She stood in the small washing space. A tiny room, seemingly slapped together using rusted corrugated tin sheets attached to wooden posts. She trembled in the cold dry air of the Namibian winter. A ripped up tarp for a ceiling provided a view of the early morning sky, still starry as the sun was slow… Continue reading NaNo: Day 2
My NaNoWriMo
For those unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo, November is National Novel Writing Month. In short, the challenge is to write a 50,ooo word novel in one month. I'm telling you this because I've decided to give it a go. I won't bore you with the details of how I came upon this challenge, and I'll keep the… Continue reading My NaNoWriMo
My First Marathon
I was prepared, mostly. Life happened, as it does, interrupting a couple important peak weeks of training, but I had started preparing early enough and I still believed I could finish the marathon around 4hrs ( the arbitrary goal I set for myself ). As I finished my last couple weeks of training I felt… Continue reading My First Marathon
Six Word Memoirs: PC Namibia Style
Maybe you're familiar with the tale that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a short story in only six words. If so, maybe you also recall that story to go as follows: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Many of you are probably familiar with the SMITH Magazine six word memoir project as well.… Continue reading Six Word Memoirs: PC Namibia Style
Animal Photos From Namibia (lazy post)
Sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything. All I can say is that Peace Corps, like anything else, becomes a bit routine and my day to day becomes less interesting for me, making it hard to write about. You know how the conversations go back home: A: Whats up? B: Not much. What's up… Continue reading Animal Photos From Namibia (lazy post)
Why Republicans Should Vote For Hillary
Full disclosure- I’m a Democrat. I thought you should know before reading this post. At this point in the election cycle, I would think that the vast majority of people already have their minds made up about whom they will be voting for on November 8th. For some, it might even be that they have… Continue reading Why Republicans Should Vote For Hillary
Shootings, discrimination, and black lives matter
I think news organizations that immediately attack the black lives matter movement after an unarmed black man is killed, should be downgraded from credible news sources to fearmongering, political propaganda machines. There are enough historical and current examples to justify such an exclusive name for the movement, as in to specify black lives. But if acknowledging… Continue reading Shootings, discrimination, and black lives matter
