Sometimes Lindsey cooks. And sometimes that means kebabs falling off the grill (like last week) or burnt grilled cheese (like last night). But sometimes that means a delicious, worthy of exclamations-to-the-tune-of-“success!” meal. Like tonight. Now, I’m not normally a food […]
Here’s to a new year as a writer. May it be laden with new words and better grammar. May the pen meet the paper with increased frequency. May the dictionary & thesaurus be my friends. May my articulation be smoother. […]
I said I wouldn’t do it. But I am sitting here in the library, finishing almost all of my assignments for the week, pausing and realizing… I told myself I would keep posting in this space… It was easier when […]
I borrow this catch phrase coined by marketers to inform you that my blog – All These Words in My Mind – has been given a new look, but has the “same great taste.” It’s cleaner. It’s monochromatic. It allows […]
How the onslaught of commentary on the Zimmerman verdict may have increased racism. The Zimmerman trial. I don’t even need to explain it because I know you know it. This case did not need to be about race. It was […]
Today was a day that I have been anticipating for months. In November 2012, shortly after my first Cross Country season at Lancaster Bible College ended, I began meticulously following a plan – a guide to movement. I’ve awaken early. […]
A journalist needs certain tools. The primary tools are the senses, and the secondary tools are pen and paper. I prefer to use what I call my “Reporter’s Notebook.” A few criteria exist for such a tool. 1. It has […]
It is a mild January evening. I sit in Prince Street cafe, sipping chocolate mint roobios tea as I edit photos on my MacBook Pro. The man sitting to my left, who is also working on a laptop, begins to […]
Since my youth, I have been drawn to books and words. I think this can be attributed in part to the fact that I have always had introverted tendencies. A book captivated me more than human conversation. I would get […]
I like to write. I am fascinated by words, by speech, and by communication. A friend who knows that I enjoy such things recently approached me and asked if I blogged. I replied with a “no” and have begun pondering […]