An Excerpt From My Book
[My next writing project is a book about my childhood, running, and stepping into and out of an eating disorder. What follows is a short...
top of page
Search
Sarah Rose
- Feb 18, 2021
- 4 min
Why Art is Important
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I spend a lot of time writing. Arguably more time than I spend doing anything else, which...
410
Sarah Rose
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
Advice From a Late 20-Year-Old
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Quite bold of me to dispense advice, if I do say so myself. I turned 28 yesterday (happy...
520
Sarah Rose
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
A Poem for 2020
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] At the end of every year, I write a poem for the year that is coming to a close. 2020 was...
280
Sarah Rose
- Dec 10, 2020
- 8 min
My 2020 Book List
[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Every year, I write a blog about the best books I read that year. Some of these books...
510
Sarah Rose
- Dec 6, 2020
- 4 min
A Lesson From 2020
[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] There has been an overabundance of tragedy lately. Death and sickness and pain and...
370
Sarah Rose
- Nov 26, 2020
- 4 min
The Annual Flaunting of Gratitude
[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] A few weeks ago, I wrote about how exhausted I am by....everything. 2020 has been...
720
Sarah Rose
- Nov 22, 2020
- 4 min
On Buying a Motorcycle
[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] I bought a motorcycle in July. I just needed to feel alive, I guess. My more typical...
360
Sarah Rose
- Nov 19, 2020
- 5 min
Do The Hard Thing
[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] I've been thinking a lot lately about the benefit of doing hard things, and my half-baked...
310
Sarah Rose
- Oct 29, 2020
- 5 min
2020: A Year in Survival Mode
[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] In 1927, American physiologist Walter B. Cannon coined the term "fight or flight" in...
270
Sarah Rose
- Oct 25, 2020
- 5 min
How to *Actually* Focus
[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] There are a LOT of focusing tips and tricks floating around the internet. My Google...
260
Sarah Rose
- Oct 8, 2020
- 5 min
I Wrote A Goddamn Book
[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] About two years ago, I was engaged to a man I knew I couldn't marry. Life is funny in...
1290
Sarah Rose
- Sep 17, 2020
- 4 min
COVID Brain: Why Focusing Feels So Hard Right Now
[Listen to an audio version of this blog HERE.] Remember March? When the pandemic threw everyone into a holy panic and stores ran out of...
250
Sarah Rose
- Aug 1, 2019
- 4 min
10 Mistakes You're Making on Your Resume
When I was studying for my M.A. degree, friends would constantly ask me to edit their papers, essays, business plans, etc. That trend has...
70
Sarah Rose
- Jul 11, 2019
- 3 min
Seeking Peace Through Running
Someone recently asked me, "Why do you spend so much time running?" This is a question that has been proffered to me countless times, and...
130
Sarah Rose
- Jun 20, 2019
- 4 min
Finding Your Voice
My favorite writing professor once told a class of poets that we shouldn’t worry about being original, because we already are. As a young...
150
Sarah Rose
- Jun 9, 2019
- 4 min
Affect vs. Effect and Other Confusing Grammar Bits
Do you ever find yourself looking up the difference between “affect,” and “effect” every time you need to use one of them? Yeah, me too....
130
Sarah Rose
- Jun 6, 2019
- 7 min
Sexist Language
“Language shapes the way we think and determines what we can think about.” Benjamin Lee Wharf, American Linguist When I was studying for...
610
Sarah Rose
- May 30, 2019
- 4 min
Embracing Discomfort
“Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.” ~ Dostoyevsky Last weekend, I drove myself to Mount San Antonio, a 10,000-foot peak west...
170
Sarah Rose
- May 26, 2019
- 4 min
Connection Requires Attention
"Yoga means addition of energy, strength, and beauty to body, mind, and soul."~Amit Ray I have been *consistently* going to hot yoga for...
100
bottom of page