writing & perspective
i used to want to be an author. isn’t that most readers’ dream? i used to scribble down different ideas, jot down all these snippets of stories i never ended up writing. a quote, a character, a legend, a world–i...
Nicole Wang
extroversion in the time of corona
first off, i’m back! if you don’t know me, i’m nicole (formerly known as nikki in the blogging world) and i was a book blogger for 6 years from 2012-2018. i tried coming back several times, but it never worked...
College Applications and Self Reflection
(^the screen i’ve been seeing for the past two months.) well, i’ve been writing a lot lately. no, not because i’ve finally figured out how to hammer one of those little novel idea seeds into an actual working plot, but...
REVIEW: the bear and the nightingale, by katherine arden
one of the few books i remember owning in my childhood was this giant book of illustrated fairy tales. i read each story at least twenty times, but the one i read the most was the tale of vasilisa the...
the on and off (and on) relationship with reading
i grew up in libraries, consuming a steady diet of ink and paper, and was always that girl sitting against the wall reading during gym. suffice to say, i was in love with words, and i am without a doubt...
An Open Letter to Freshman Me
dear freshman me, the next three (and most likely four) years are going to be wild for you. high school is somehow everything and nothing like you expected simultaneously, but hey. you’re surviving it. you’re scared of change, i know....
Valentine’s Day Surprise
Happy Valentine’s! Hey guys! Sorry for the very random and very un-aesthetic post (oops sorry Xan), but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to announce this on Valentine’s Day… Twirling Pages is getting a new coblogger! If you guys don’t know...