Amber Sorensen

The Snooze Button of Life

With every new event, every next step, it feels like I’m waking up a little more. When I had officially moved all my belongings into my new apartment, it felt like waking up. Whenever I unpack a little more, it feels like waking up. When the divorce was finalized and I hit the courthouse, DMV,ContinueContinue reading “The Snooze Button of Life”

Grief Is Like Luminol Testing

Luminol is a chemical that glows blue when mixed with an oxidizing agent — often, the iron in blood hemoglobin. Luminol testing is used at crime scenes to help forensic scientists detect trace amounts of blood. Image courtesy HowStuffWorks.com The mind holds onto memories the way carpet holds onto tiny traces of blood spatter. YouContinueContinue reading “Grief Is Like Luminol Testing”

Pull Up Your Head Off the Floor, Come Up Screaming

I went grocery shopping for the first time in over two months, and it felt so good to do something normal. … Hi. I’m Amber. I’m 28 years old and I’m getting a divorce.

#WordsMeanThings: Jive Vs. Jibe (Bonus: Gibe)

If you want to show off your sexy vocabulary skills to all your friends, pour yourself a glass of full-fat eggnog and keep reading to learn the difference between jive and jibe (and whether or not you ever need to use gibe).

#WordsMeanThings: Flack vs Flak

When your editor-in-chief is ripping you a new one, are you getting flack or flak? What about when your B-52 bomber is being fired upon from the ground? I thought this would be a simple enough distinction, but as soon as I started doing the research for this post, I found that there’s more to it thanContinueContinue reading “#WordsMeanThings: Flack vs Flak”

Book Review: It Falls Apart by Kate Pawson Studer

Rating: 4.5 / 5 (And honestly, the only reason I had to take half a star off was because it could’ve used a smidge closer Ameri-pick because Studer is Canadian and there are a couple times I noticed.) It’s been a long time since I burned through a whole novel in one day — inContinueContinue reading “Book Review: It Falls Apart by Kate Pawson Studer”

#WordsMeanThings: St. Paddy’s Day Edition!

St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, so let’s settle the age-old recent debate: is it Paddy or Patty? TL;DR: it’s Paddy. If you want an explanation that goes beyond “Because the Irish say so,” keep reading! A History Lesson March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day, which is written as Lá Fhéile Pádraig (The Day of the Festival of Patrick)ContinueContinue reading “#WordsMeanThings: St. Paddy’s Day Edition!”