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My blog is a place where I hope to be honest with my readers, where I can explore tricky subjects, and share myself with you. I’ve struggled with my voice in the past, editing myself so as not to offend, bending myself into a pretzel to please everyone, but I’ve learned that when you do that, your true authentic self is lost. And losing yourself isn’t worth the approval of anyone. So I will chronicle my aspirations and achievements, my fears; I will attempt to split my skull open in the way I do with my characters and let you see my secret heart.
I said “No Comment”, but here is my comment. In regards to Profiles Theater and the Chicago Reader article.
My name is Emily. I’m the actress in the Chicago Reader article (http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/profiles-theatre-theater-abuse-investigation/Content?oid=22415861), the article that exposes the professional and sexual abuse, and predatory nature of Profiles...
Poo on you, Fear. You suck.
Last year I drowned in fear – fear of my voice, of other people’s voices, fear of finishing my novel, of not finishing my novel, fear that I am a burden on my husband financially and emotionally. So much freaking fear that it won, it crippled me, and I became...
The Adventures of Mason Malloy – Ghost Hunter. Part One: Ghost Hunter, Wait – Who, Me?
As I stated in my last post, I am a writer. And I am currently working on finishing my first novel. For all of you fellow writers out there you probably know how difficult a task this is - probably the most challenging thing I've done in my life - and you probably...
The Reappearance of Emily Vajda
I am too much. Too aggressive, too opinionated, too driven, too judgmental, too skinny, too curvy, too talented, too sexy, too confident, too insecure, too introspective, too emotional, too dramatic, too competitive, too happy, too sad, too loud, too quiet, too...