Hi, I´m Joey
It’s my hope that this website, which I founded in 2009, will become a regular source of inspiration, encouragement and comfort for you. We’re old friends here, and I’ve got stories to tell (and things to share). So grab a cuppa (or a glass) and stay a while.
While blogging is how I started my out-loud writing career, my debut novel, Yeah, maybe was released in 2014 and became an amazon bestseller. See more novels from me under “books.”
Jesus, make my baby cry
It happened so fast. And then in slow motion it seemed. Everything was fine. Perfectly normal. Textbook, and then it wasn't. My pregnancy was pretty uneventful. I'm lucky, I know. Besides getting Covid in my 9th month, I didn't have to experience a whole lot of fear....
Redefining Exercise: 5 At Home Workouts
I'm a tunnel vision kind of person. Stubborn and determined, but mostly hard headed. Those qualities are great when you're committing yourself to launching a business or making your marriage work, but not so great when you're dealing with injury in exercise. It's no secret that I'm a runner....
Systems, habits and Routines
You know that first week of school feeling? You've got all new supplies that you can't wait to use. You have your brand new outfits laid out, perfectly planned for each day of the week. And you've promised yourself that you're going to stay on top of homework, making sure you get it done right...
How Comparison and Envy Forced Me To Be Better
It was March of 2014, and I was in the middle of the first round of revisions on the novel I'd written five years earlier. After a long day buried in my own words, I found retreat on the couch, my nose tucked in a book. I read furiously, lost in the world created by a writer much more talented...
Life Compartmentalized
I had a meeting last week to interview a chef of a cafe in Raleigh. My new gig let's me do stuff like that and call it work. I really can't believe this is my life these days. Anyway, my mom and aunt made a date out of the outing. So they sat and gabbed while I did my thing. Win/Win. Now, I'm the...
HI, I'M JOEY
Mama, indie author, wife, believer and friend.
My only hope is that while you’re here, you feel a sense of belonging, comfort and empowerment. Because life is too short to live it worried you’re not good enough.
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YOU SHOULD READ MY BOOKS
For the deep feeler, the over-thinker & the one who’s trying to figure out where they fit.
I write for the ones who feel like they’re too much and not enough all at the same time. For the ones navigating big questions about identity, self-worth, relationships, and those in-between life moments no one really prepares you for.
My stories offer a mix of comfort and catharsis—like a late-night journal entry or a favorite nostalgic playlist. If you love Taylor Swift lyrics, soft heartbreak, and hopeful endings, you just might find a piece of yourself in these pages.
