PinnedPublished inAbout Me StoriesAbout Me — Danielle BarandaSauntering vaguely towards the right direction (hopefully) wherever that may be.Jan 10, 2022A response icon3Jan 10, 2022A response icon3
Published inILLUMINATION’S MIRROROn Saturn Returns and RedirectionsA bad time to be a control freak. But then again, maybe that’s the point.Jun 24, 2023A response icon2Jun 24, 2023A response icon2
Published inFanfareSuccession’s Greatest WinMaybe the poison drips through.Jun 19, 2023A response icon5Jun 19, 2023A response icon5
Published inILLUMINATION’S MIRRORFor the Love of All That is Legaland the lessons it has taught me so farJan 24, 2023A response icon1Jan 24, 2023A response icon1
Published inJournal of JourneysThe Mandatory 2022 Year-End EssayBecause it isn’t the New Year without one.Dec 31, 2022A response icon1Dec 31, 2022A response icon1
Published inILLUMINATIONThirty-Six Years Ago, Our Country Overthrew A DictatorNow, it feels like everyone seems to have forgotten.Feb 26, 2022A response icon3Feb 26, 2022A response icon3
Published inFanfareWhat WandaVision Gets Right About GriefMuch like Wanda Maximoff, I cope with my grief by compartmentalizing and putting it off.Feb 20, 2022A response icon5Feb 20, 2022A response icon5
Published inNew Writers WelcomeWhy I Stopped Caring About MonetizationWhen the Medium Partner Program rolled out, I was excited and read up on how to sign up. Unfortunately for me, Stripe isn’t supported here.Jan 17, 2022A response icon1Jan 17, 2022A response icon1
Published inHello, Love157 Days Before The EndI met my significant other on a cold October night in 2019 — exactly 157 days before the pandemic.Jan 14, 2022A response icon2Jan 14, 2022A response icon2
Almost Famous, Manic Pixie Dream Girls, and the Test of TimeThe year is 1973. A boy sits in a bus filled with people on a cross-country rock tour and sings along to Elton John’s Tiny Dancer.Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021