“And, that’s a wrap on Kesha Charles!” It was writer/director/producer Zachary Vaudo who delivered the final hatchet chop on my last act as lead and cyberpunk demon slayer of the third season of horror audio drama, The Blood Crow Stories. From the viewport from within the soundbooth, I watched his wife and fellow writer/director/producer, Ellie …
Identity
How to Survive (and Enjoy) a Party as an Anxious Introvert
“It’s okay,” I told myself as I drove down the interstate through an unforgiving, almost mockingly spontaneous downpour. “It’s alright. You’ve trained for this for the last six months. You can do this.” It was time for my mother’s birthday barbecue party, in which all extended family members–dozens of them–would be attending. My mother had …
Quote of a Super Introvert: Nick Drake
“I was born to love no one,No one to love me.Only the wind in the long green grass,The frost in a broken tree. “I was made to love magic;All its wonder to know.But you all lost that magicMany many years ago.”
9 Video Games for the Classic Introvert
(B’s Update–Oct 16, 2020: Greetings, all! I’ve been playing more games as of late–quarantine will do that, I suppose. I’m always on the lookout for ones that stick out as a true introvert gamer’s dream. Welp, a new one made the list. 😃 Please feel free to check it out below!) Click here to go …
Reasons Why I Write
In my last major post, I discussed my fears to pursue my lifelong sleeping desire to be a novelist. I call it a sleeping desire because, although I have literally been writing, illustrating, and narrating stories since I was in the single digits, I didn’t have the confidence to believe that I deserved to be …
I am Afraid to Write. Here’s Why.
A few days ago, I was talking on the phone with someone I admire greatly and who is, among many things, a talented writer. As I was explaining the plot of a story I’d outlined a couple of years ago to get his thoughts on it, he suddenly cut me off. “Did you notice,” he …
Being Different Sucks–and I Love It
As kids and adolescents, we’re told that being different is a wonderful thing. “You’re unique,” our parents gush, fluffing out the neon blue tutu we’ve refused to take off for eight days straight. “You want to stand out from the crowd. People will always remember you.” What they don’t tell you is that, once you’re …
Five Signs an Introvert is Running on Empty (with GIFs)
Introverts, by definition, function the best when they are surrounded only by themselves or by one or two very selective friends. The more people they have to cope with, and the longer they have to cope with said people (especially when said people are talking a lot), it can quickly drain their energy. But what …