My jaw dropped to the floor. I couldn’t believe I was pregnant. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Not to someone who wasn’t ready. Not to someone who can’t cook a decent meal. Not to someone who already has problems keeping a clean laundry basket. Not to a newlywed, for goodness’ sake! But it was happening.…

The All-Nighter as told by your alarm clock 10:00pm Crank up Pandora and pour the coffee. 10:02pm You can do this! You can totally do this. 10:15pm Dang, girl! You’re a studying BEAST! 10:20pm Sure it’s time for a little Facebook break, you’ve earned it! 10:30pm Alright, keep rolling sister! 10:50pm Bathroom break (all that coffee had to go somewhere,…

If the name Clint Blackwell doesn’t sour your stomach, you must not be his daughter. I should know. I am. I wouldn’t have had to ever think about Clint Joel Blackwell again had it not been for needing to get my marriage license, which ended up being another mistake in its own right. On a…

Courtney Wood Montgomery  Born: Union, South Carolina Age: Old enough to have known better. Height: Petite Relationship Status: Newlywed Likes: Summer nights, open fields, sweet iced tea, her mom’s sweet potato casserole Dislikes: Formalities, cats, her in-laws Greatest Accomplishment: Being the first in her family to graduate high school, not to mention college Deepest Fears:…

Relationship statuses abound: single, engaged, married, divorced, jaded. You might be feeling blessed, happy, stressed; or you could just be checking in. The people who have kids wish they didn’t, and those who don’t wish they did. Opinions abound, especially those that are unsolicited. I won’t play Candy Crush Saga. I will, however, wish you a…

On Draper Hall Moon shadows on a spire, illuminating collegiate architecture. The haunt of scholars, professors, and late night lovers. A strata of  knowledge, spiraling upwards towards the heavens.

Scotch in hand, I saw him slip off his ring and talk to her.

“You turn a corner and are surprised to find.” Her. I haven’t seen her since elementary school. And here I was, minding my own business, heading to my next class when I turn the corner and see her. She looks amazing, of course. She always looked amazing. Even in first grade when every kid had a…

Are you working on any writing projects? Refine and share a few lines from that! (If not, sketch out some ideas for an upcoming project.) These 31 Days of Writing Creatively have been a mix of fiction and non-fiction, but this post is all-me! As I declared recently on this blog, I have a renewed…

“Describe a “first” (first apartment, first kiss, first time driving a car, first lie, first big success, first roller coaster ride, first time in this setting). Include as many details as possible, being sure to include an aspect relating to each of the five senses.” Cardboard boxes sopped beneath the weight of pouring rain. Ringlets of…