Death has a way of making everything seem trivial. All the rushing, all the worrying, and the drama just feels foolish when staring down the face of death. So far I can’t seem to get death to leave me alone. Even when it isn’t the focus in my life, it’s there, hanging in the winds, [...]
As an English teacher I’ve come to expect at least one panicked student email the night before a writing assignment is due. In the body of the email I can usually find a phrase such as: “My essay isn’t finished yet!” or “can I get an extension?” As much as I anticipated these emails, I [...]
I'm in the blue cap! When I was growing up, everyone I knew had a hobby. Of course we didn’t call them that, but that’s what they were. For some of us it was soccer, or select soccer if you were really good, ice skating, or maybe Girl Scouts. For me, it was basketball. Most days [...]
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Hi! I'm Julia. I work as a teacher during the day, and spend my evenings and weekends writing. I'm a big fan of tennis, traveling, and Chipolte and hate the Oxford comma. One day, I was pitching my writing to outlets when I decided to [...]
Why Cloverandbelle? Way back in 2010, I decided that I was over iphones, and wanted to give androids a try. This phase lasted all of 6 months, but during the changeover I had to create a Gmail account to link to my phone. I couldn't think of a name (because clearly Julia would be too [...]
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