I entered into a conversation recently that began around Kafka and ended somewhere to the left of me defending the concept of hope in the face of what was purportedly a deterministic universe. I don't know that I believe the universe has been determined, and even if it were, I don't necessarily think that excludes … Continue reading In Defense of Optimism
Author: lfreymiller
Why I Started Writing
Maybe I've already written about this. It's been five years since I started this blog. That's incredible when you think about it. This little sucker would be about to start kindergarten if it were a human. As it is, my guess is that it is slowly gaining sentience and someday soon will start its own … Continue reading Why I Started Writing
October 2019: Things are Getting Spoooooky
Okay, not really, but I felt the need to write that. I'm still here, in my little hobbit-hole existence. Still type, type, typing away. Briefly, here are some life updates: On the publication front I'm continuing to produce, especially given my newfound and well-loved freedom. I am writing full-time at the moment, which means my … Continue reading October 2019: Things are Getting Spoooooky
Whoops It’s August
Heyo. I'm still here. Man, 2019. It's a time. I know people were hating on 2017, but for me 2019 has been a real doozy. Thankfully, I think I've turned a corner. Me in a nutshell right now: just quit my job, hoping to spend at least a month focusing on writing (finishing a draft … Continue reading Whoops It’s August
More Updating
Hello All! Just wanted to write a quick post to share some of the cool things that have been happening. This past Sunday, I participated in a one-day workshop hosted by ZYZZYVA. It was exhausting (think six hours straight of literary criticism both given and received), but definitely rewarding. And I was honored just to … Continue reading More Updating
Miss Marple and the Trump Regime
This was going to be a piece of fan-fiction, inspired by my mother, detailing the impeachment of the Flaming Cheeto due to the expert sleuthing of England's favorite old maid. But in thinking of writing that piece, I realized I wanted to write this piece instead. Sorry, Ma! I've read some Agatha Christie in my … Continue reading Miss Marple and the Trump Regime
Life Update 2019
Hello All, It's been a while, hasn't it? So, to start out with, the beginning of this year hasn't been easy. As you may be aware, I struggle with chronic depression, vacillating between fairly functional to suicidal to everywhere along the line. So it goes. I returned to the Midwest recently, to the cornfields and … Continue reading Life Update 2019
A User’s Guide to the Singular “They” Pronoun
As written by one singular genderqueer person among many. Hi there! Has someone in your life recently come out to you as genderqueer? Did a new friend introduce themself with "they/them" pronouns? Wondering in general what the heck is going on because in your day girls wore pink and boys wore blue and everything seems … Continue reading A User’s Guide to the Singular “They” Pronoun
2018: A Year in Review
It's 5:18AM, Sunday the 23rd of December, 2018, and I'm worrying about dog collars. Well, not dog collars in general, but one dog collar in specific. It's someone's lucky dog collar, in fact, and I'm worrying about it. This to say that 2018 has been filled with the unexpected. Perhaps not unexpected in a vast … Continue reading 2018: A Year in Review
Stay Alive
I am gender nonconforming. I tried writing this blogpost over and over again in different ways, starting with different stories, taking different tones, but in the end I just needed to say it. I have never felt the categories of "male" or "female" fully encapsulated who I am. As a child, I idolized Amelia Earhart, … Continue reading Stay Alive
