I’ve always meant for this blog to be a place where I can get my thoughts out via original content whenever something is weighing on my mind, and now, finally, here it is, my first original blog post! I’m going super serious here, because there is some super serious shit happening out there. ************************* Yesterday … More On Terror Attacks, Refugees, and Ignorance
I have, to date, self-published one novel, released in April 2012. It is called Holly, The Captain, and Handsome Jack, and you should obviously go buy it and read it. Here’s a blurb: Holly is a young woman born and raised in the Virginia colony. Upon returning home from several years living in England, she … More Holly, The Captain, and Handsome Jack
ORIGINAL POST: It’s 1am on a weeknight. [NAME REDACTED] hears a noise. I figure it’s normal house noises. We hear another noise. Must be coming from next door. More noises. Must be the dog. Oh, but he’s right here, and the noise is coming from outside the bedroom. Holy crap, they are DEFINITELY in the house. SOMEONE … More Facebook Post: November 25, 2014
Okay, I will start right off the bat by saying that, if the subject matter of Monistat, yeast infections, or my vagina make you uncomfortable, you should stop reading now. Take your time- I will wait until you are gone… … … … Okay, they are gone. Before this moment, I have only told about … More Amazon Product Review: Monistat Combination Pack, 1-Ovule Insert with Applicator & External Cream
I never found out how many hits this list article actually got, but holy cow, it went mini-viral amongst Latvian-Americans on Facebook. I’ve never felt so popular. I think it got a little mini-surge again this summer after the festival. Last year I checked off a whopping 19 items (golf is for lame-os), but this … More 20 Things To Do at 4-2 Weekend
This was the first article I wrote for the website Latvians Online. They had received my name from a friend and fellow dancer who had recommended me to be their press rep at the Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Hamilton, Canada. The big bonus (besides the joy of writing, of course) was a press … More North American Song and Dance Festival Feels Influence of Troupes from Latvia
I was honored last November when fellow Latvian blogger Liene of Femme au foyer invited me to be one of roughly 24 contributors to her holiday extravaganza collection, “24 Days of Baltic Christmas.” We were each asked to share a special memory or trait of what a Latvian (or Lithuanian, or Estonian) Christmas means to … More A Baltic Christmas Day 2 – The Not-So-Jolly Fat Man of Latvian Christmas
Five Star review, originally posted here on May 11, 2015. YES. This book, sadly, needed to happen. For many of us, there is absolutely nothing new or surprising in this book. Nothing. It is 100% on the nose regarding everything that I and too many people already know about the prevalence of sexual assault, the misguided attitudes … More Goodreads Review: Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
Helga without the H 