When was the last time you sat down to watch a home movie—not just a 10-second phone clip, but a real hour-long recording of family or friends? If your answer is “never,” you’re not alone. The art of home movie-making, once a cherished family pastime, has faded in the era of TikTok clips and quick […]
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Personal Narrative Assignment #1 – Embracing My Roots
I recently took a writing class—one with a focus on personal narrative for the purpose of writing a memoir. Since I put a lot of work into the assignments, I’ve decided to post (most of) them here. This is the first such essay. Our prompt was to tell the story of our name. This is […]
Austette is born! (6 months ago…)
2023-11-21 – Today marks the birth of my daughter! Yep that’s what I wrote six months ago before being distracted by something and immediately forgetting about this post. Looks like the last thing I wrote was Minecraft Memories almost a year ago. Whoops. I didn’t forget about the blog, it’s just been hard to find […]