Jaci Schreckengost

Joined May 2020

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Review: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This is a review of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Please note, there are spoilers below! First thoughts This is absolutely a stunning book. This was the second book I've read by TJR (the first was "Daisy Jones and the Six") and I've loved them both!
By Jaci Schreckengost4 years ago in Geeks
Sweet Memories
The light in the entryway flickers. I take a deeper breath in than the one before, but it still doesn't feel like enough. On my exhale, the light steadies. I close my eyes. By the time I open them, the light begins to flicker again. I take an even deeper breath in and hold it as I stand up; I walk across the room and flip the switch. I exhale as the darkness surrounds me.
By Jaci Schreckengost4 years ago in Fiction
Writing About Writing My Thesis: Part 1
Just a few days ago, I submitted the first half of my thesis to be reviewed by my committee chair. I'm terrified. Not about the feedback I'll be getting; I know I'm going to get incredible feedback — that's one of the reasons I asked this faculty member to be my committee chair.
By Jaci Schreckengost5 years ago in Education
True Colors
True Colors I’ve been told I’m bright yellow — just a little too much; I’ve heard I’m someone who needs to be toned down.
By Jaci Schreckengost5 years ago in Poets
Cheers
Hey y'all! If you don't know, April is National Poetry Month. Every year, poets come together to write a poem every day of the month!
By Jaci Schreckengost5 years ago in Poets
On Sunrises and Starting Over
It’s more of a second hometown. About 10 years ago, my family moved nearly 800 miles south. It was a restart. Not long after we moved, the town’s sunrises began to be restarts for me, too.
By Jaci Schreckengost5 years ago in Motivation
Review: Untamed by Glennon Doyle
This is a review of Glennon Doyle's book Untamed. First thoughts I have never had a book I’ve reread so many times in such a short period. I’ve read the physical book twice and listened to the audiobook about four times now. Seriously. There are some short chapters I could recite.
By Jaci Schreckengost5 years ago in Geeks
A Fresh Start
A note, before we get started: Let me say, I’m incredibly thankful and understand the privilege I had being an employed person in 2020. That, however, doesn’t mean I can’t work on my balance.
By Jaci Schreckengost5 years ago in Motivation
Review: Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim
Sabrina Benaim is a 31-year-old, Canadian poet who emphasized her voice in the world when her literal voice was threatened by a tumor in her throat. This medical complication highlighted the importance of what she wanted to say to the world. Following this issue, Benaim has used writing and spoken word poetry as a way to maneuver it, as well as her anxiety and depression.
By Jaci Schreckengost5 years ago in Poets
My 2021 Reading List
My goal in 2021 is to read 50 books. Last year, my goal was to read 100 books, and I didn’t even come close. Now I’m taking that knowledge, creating a more realistic goal for myself, and even making a list of books I’d like to read.
By Jaci Schreckengost5 years ago in Geeks
Lights in Seattle
I rolled out of bed in my Seattle hotel room around six that Tuesday morning in May. I got dressed and walked out the hotel doors. Took a left through the courtyard, then a right onto the street. I looked ahead of me to see the red lights from the Pike Place Market sign cutting a break in the grey clouds of the day.
By Jaci Schreckengost5 years ago in Wander