Sophfronia’s Blog
Kind Words
A blog about what I find amazing, smart, beautiful, or just plain fun.
My Big Fat Writing Journal
If you saw me on campus last month at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, chances are you saw my writing journal too. It's a huge blue binder and I pretty much carried it everywhere until the sun went down--then I left it in my dorm room and gave it [...]
The Anatomy of Strength
“Why are you so strong?” “How did you get to be so strong?” “I wish I had your strength." I’ve heard these comments or some variation on them many times throughout my life. The person making the comment is usually responding to how I handled a tragedy or how I [...]
Why I Live My Writing Life
My friend Jenny, when her son was a toddler, used to say that taking a nap was the most rebellious thing a person could do. I knew exactly what she was talking about. When you nap, you do it despite all the other things you know you should be doing [...]
