In this episode I'm taken on a rollercoaster of happy, sad, angry emotions as I review Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid. In this book chock full of racial undertones and complicated relationships, I find myself empathizing with the experiences of another lost and confused young black woman. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

In this episode, I read my own writing and reminisce on why it is that I write in the first place. link to anthology: https://girlswritenow.org/2023anthology/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

I got rejected and it sucks. It doesn't suck as much as I thought it would, but regardless, it still sucks. link to gradcafe: https://www.thegradcafe.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

To end off Black History Month with a bang I read Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan and each time I read a book by a Black author I find myself more enthralled by the ways they articulate concepts that I've grappled with for my entire life. Sometimes I've been grappling with them without even being conscious of it. I love seeing myself represented in stories but I love seeing my life represented in stories even more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

Grad school results are coming out soon and it's all I can think about. Will I get rejected and cry on the floor for the next 10 business days? Can I even fantasize about getting acceptance without inevitably getting my heart shattered? Either way there's only two outcomes: rejection or acceptance. And only time will tell. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

I made some resolutions sure that the new year would be the perfect time to fulfill them, but it's been a lot harder than I thought it would be. Anyways, all I can do is keep trying everyday until I get it right. youtube video: https://youtu.be/bFfKJkBOcis --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

Sometimes I feel like I let my hair define who I am as a Black woman or even just as a person too much. To the point where it impacts my mental health. Hair depression sucks and I wish it didn't control my perception of beauty as much as it does. Hair Depression Defined by Mane Curator --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

I just can't seem to keep my mouth shut these days. In this episode, I talk about the after effects that confrontation has on me because if it's one thing I've learned from confronting people it's that the hardest part of confrontation is not always the act itself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

Are Black women the only women who don't have pretty privilege? From FKA Twigs and Suki Waterhouse comparisons to Meghan Markle's struggles in the Royal Family it feels like none of us can catch a break!!!! And I'm just tired. FKA Twigs Quote Suki Waterson Articles: Vanity Fair & Into The Gloss --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

I used to hate showing emotions. It felt embarrassing, disgusting, and repulsive. But my real problem with emotions was that it felt too revealing. In this episode, I talk about my journey of allowing myself to be more vulnerable in life and all the ups and downs that come with it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

Who doesn't love reading a short and sweet romcom in autumn? I for one am utterly obsessed with this genre so this week, I reviewed Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman. A mix of endearing, relatable, and romancey moments, this book stole my heart and I would gladly let it do it again. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

Sometimes I put too much pressure on myself to write the next big thing and I forget why I started writing in the first place. In this episode I remind myself to write the things that make me laugh, cry, and cringe instead of trying to write what I think other people would want me to write. visit the jumble podcast website!!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

I am obsessed with house plants. And like all people who are obsessed with house plants, I own an obscene amount of them. But, with my collection of plants that once brought me so much joy dying around me it's made me do some inner reflections on myself. Why is it so hard for me to get the motivation to do something I once loved so much? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

After reading Genki Kawamura's If Cats Disappeared From the World, I can safely say that my journey reading translated books has been very interesting so far. Tune in to both a non-spoiler and spoiler review of the book to hear my thoughts. And although this book wasn't exactly what I was expecting, I'm very much looking forward to reading my next translated book. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

I've only been in my twenties for two years and it's already beating the hell out of me. The highs are really high and the lows are really low, but I think as long as I wake up every day and try my best (whatever that ends up looking like on that day), I surely, hopefully am headed in the right direction. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

I haven't written a single creative word since May. I'm frustrated, disappointed, and confused because all I want to do is write and the only thing I spend my time not doing is writing. In this episode I try to get to the bottom of this ridiculous situation by talking it out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

Failure is inevitable in life when you put yourself outside of your comfort zone, but that doesn't mean that it hurts any less... In this episode I grapple with failure once again along with the burnout that comes with working as hard as you can your entire life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

Lately I've been feeling so restricted by what people think I should be doing with my life. By what I think I should be doing in life. But I'm sick and tired of dealing with everyone's expectations of who or what I should be so I think I'm just going to live everyday aiming to be as happy as I can be with the life that I'm living. bit.ly/jumblepod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

tune in to my first ever 10/10 book review of Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi to learn more about the book that I will literally be thinking about until the day I die. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message

This week I reviewed Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros which has been all over my instagram feed lately. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about because people were ranting and raving over this book. I give a non-spoiler review and the beginning of the episode and a spoiler review at the end of the episode for those who have and haven't read the book. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jumblepod/message