Kristin BergeneJan 6, 20212 minThe Start of…I feel – that this is something I say all the time. “I’m starting …” “This is the start of…” “I’m doing this new thing…” Recently, I have...
Kristin BergeneAug 21, 20204 min“It’s a boy!”Four hours. For four hours I called places all over the Capital Region looking for help for a helpless stray cat who just needed a...
Kristin BergeneAug 7, 20204 minAnd then, there was OllieEvery day. Every day we would go outside to check on our garden. To see what survived the night and what we lost. It was always a...
Kristin BergeneJul 17, 20203 minWhere to begin…First, there was Seamus. My first independent, little buddy. I just moved home from London, was trying to live in my own apartment, and...
Kristin BergeneJul 3, 20202 minHiatusEven the pen felt heavy. The ink was like tar, pulling the point back. Slowing it’s flight across the page. Just write. Writer’s write....
Kristin BergeneSep 24, 20142 minI am Your FingertipsRiver Ram Press: Weekly Writing Prompt… ‘Write a letter to someone, or something, that’s been trapped in your mind, be it fictional or...
Kristin BergeneSep 1, 20142 minChapter FourSince I’ve had this blog, I’ve lived through several chapters of my life. It is weird to think that each of them have been recorded here…...
Kristin BergeneJul 19, 20142 minTo Love as a Writer?Since my first love, I’ve wondered if it was possible to have a truly vanilla romance as a writer. A writer can only know the world with...
Kristin BergeneMay 5, 20121 minRhythm in the WallsThe street can be heard in this room as if it’s set in the middle of the white dotted line. Once, as a parade of emergency vehicles...
Kristin BergeneSep 24, 20113 minAt. Last.For those following me on my travel blog, this post was originally for Dear London. However, after being proud of the result I chose to...
Kristin BergeneAug 9, 20111 minLondon BurningThis is an excerpt from my Dear London blog – where, up to this point, I have been posting about the pre-international student...
Kristin BergeneJun 10, 20112 minKochanie : June 4th, 2011This past Saturday, June 4, 2011 my dog of 13 years, 6 months and 1 day has passed. It was a horrible event, and I miss her far too much,...
Kristin BergeneJun 4, 20114 minHeading WestThe planes engine revved, causing the air to be heated with passenger’s thoughts. My stomach leaped – partially due to my fear of flying,...
Kristin BergeneMay 15, 20114 minLondon: October 2009Note: This post was from the blog I kept while in London as a study abroad student: 3 Months and 6 Days Abroad. You can see the actual...
Kristin BergeneApr 17, 20114 minEarl GreyThe evolution of smell is incredible. While across the ocean, in my basement flat, the smell of earl grey meant I was about to burn...