Joy Should Be Writing

J. DeVore

writer | freelance | caffeine fiend

  • Buckets for Words

    When it rains, it pours… blog posts edition. You’ll have to bear with me as I flood my website with blog posts. I have a lot of stories to share. After all, before this week, it had been a year since my previous post. For example, there was that time that I accidentally bought single-ply Read more

  • I bought a blazer.

    On a scale of “pajama pants at noon” to “owning a blazer,” how adult are you? I’m at a solid five since I am currently wearing pajama pants at noon but I also just got a blazer in the mail. My very first blazer. Like a freakin’ grown up. Now all I need is a Read more

  • Time Machine

    This video is sponsored by Squarespace. Except that this isn’t a video. Also a WordPress website so… I was thinking about my various creative outlets and remembered that I had a blog once. One that had been filled with words, purged, then filled again. Over and over. This never-ending cycle of wordvomit and embarrassment. Then Read more

  • Oh Hai There

    It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post. While I’m not super consistent about posting on this blog, know that there is always a lot going on around me. Just to help this go by faster, let’s do another lightening round update! Our house may be haunted by a ghost. In reality, it’s Read more

  • “July” 30-Day Challenge

    The other day, I gave The Great Husbando a big hug and while in this warm embrace he said, “Your heartbeat is really fast.” Now while I could have just dropped an “It’s because I’m near you,” I didn’t because I knew the reason why: heart disease, hypertension, and all of those other worrisome cardiovascular Read more

  • Storytime! feat. Whidbey Island and birthdays

    Chapter One: Whidbey Island A few weekends ago, The Great Husbando, the Director of HR, and I ventured out into the wilds, otherwise known as… the outdoors. Just for two days. My family wanted to go to Whidbey Island to spend some time together and go on a short adventure. So, we all donned our Read more