Reflections

Sometimes I wonder – is it common for people to take extended retreats from the things that they're working on, as I do?

Insomnia is usually a bitch—but tonight I feel grateful to be awake, writing and absorbing the beauty of this moment.

In seventh grade, my most favorite topic of study from the History syllabus was the period of European Renaissance—a period between the 14th–16th centuries during which European art and literature…