Tag: essays

• Needed

  

  Somewhere deep down, we all want to feel needed here, beyond Can you count these paper clips? Way beyond Turn in your time sheets. So far beyond Pay your doctors’ bill or It’s time for your colonoscopy.

  ashleyfenker

  July 20, 2018

  addiction, death, expectations, faith, home, life, motivation, self-care

  addiction, advice, building, counseling, daily, death, essays, health, inspiration, life, love, mental, messy, needed, ordinary, pain, self-care, writing, you

• What do writers do all day?

  

    I grew up as a competitive cheerleader. (I know what you’re thinking. Do they even know how to write? Fight the stereotype and stick with me.) For almost 15 years, I traveled around the country to compete in large arenas in front of hundreds of screaming and painted fans. Our routines lasted for 2 minutes and…

  ashleyfenker

  February 17, 2017

  1960s, life, perfection, practice, writing

  advice, beauty, blogging, daily, dreams, essays, habits, hearts, practice, reading, rituals, story, writing, writing life