If memory serves, the journal each student kept in our kindergarten class to help us practice writing (assisted by the teacher in August, less so by April's end) had multiple entries from a clearly career-minded five year old Emily. She wanted to be a nurse, a teacher, a zookeeper (this entry complete with beautifully detailed … Continue reading What do you want to be when you grow up?
Why “bad” horror is still great
The Midnight Man (2016) dir. Travis Zariwny, IFC Midnight We made it--through the drudgery that is summertime, we now find ourselves in the most glorious of months, October. The weather cools, my Halloween playlist becomes the only option for my workday tunes, and my love of all things spooky hits an annual high for (at … Continue reading Why “bad” horror is still great
Unkicking the habit
Some people might say that it's a bad idea to work out all of my problems in a public blog on the internet and to them I say: Yeah, probably!!! I don't really know what I'm hoping to achieve here, to be quite honest, but I do know that I need to write. And that … Continue reading Unkicking the habit
Honestly I told you I was bad at this
Hello again and welcome to my ongoing third-life crisis! I know it's been a minute. I refuse to look up exactly when my last post was because it will make me feel worse and this is my blog so I am not obligated to do anything that will make me feel bad. Life is marching … Continue reading Honestly I told you I was bad at this
Shutting up that voice
Back in February, Leandra Medine (who inspires me in writing, in fashion, in living) wrote a piece for her site Man Repeller that has stuck with me ever since. Entitled What I Realized About My Self-Esteem Problem, she discusses her tenuous relationship with her self-esteem and self-worth, and how at a certain point she realized … Continue reading Shutting up that voice
Getting in the room
As I've mentioned, one of my dreams has been to see my own show on TV. It's still there. It feels unreal, like something that I can think about for years and never experience. I have a lot of those. Sometimes I get bored with one thing and start on another thing, and sometimes it's … Continue reading Getting in the room
My life as a blogger
Welcome to my first proper post on my sixth (??) blog in my long and storied history of blogging. I am not a successful blogger. I lack the drive and the attention span to keep a project, even a good one, going for very long. My ADHD brain loves to be creative, find ideas that … Continue reading My life as a blogger
An introduction
Hi internet! I have a blog! More to come! In the meantime, check me out on Twitter @emwritesstuff and Instagram @emilysmerrick
Emily Merrick has a blog 