“People are different from each other.”

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

Life is moving so swiftly, yet excitingly. I have promptly decided that romance is, in fact, not for me – at least for the time being. I have more important things to focus on, such as my academic prospects and the ever-looming job hunt for anything applicable to my field. While terrifying, this new phase of my life is quite promising, and I look forward to the fruits of a steady career.

Yet, for the present moment, I remain a student to literature. My every moment is consumed in the pages of numerous books. I wake up to write. I wake up to read. I wake up to comprehend, illustrate, create, discuss. It is exhilarating, and nothing was ever more exhausting. I must admit I have never been one to balance multiple projects with grace; this weighs upon me the further into the academic year as new accounts are piling. I am tired, yes, but with the removal of outside responsibilities, the load seems lighter and my heart feels, on a physical level as well as emotional, so much stronger; it allows me to breathe easier.

I will update with any large news or new feelings. As for this moment, everything feels calm; although this may simply be the eye of the storm.

For now,

G.D.