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.”
The humbling discomfort of starting again
I fell out of a lot of habits this year. I don't quite know how it happened, really. It was gradual, I think. One day then another and suddenly we're here. I'm despondent and directionless and it's uncomfortable. Rising from a fall is much, much harder than I...
When The Silence Says It All
I've been quiet because my heart has been working through something. I've struggled with the idea of bringing it up here because there's a line I like to keep drawn, but it is what it is. I just forced myself to close a chapter that to be quite honest has been closed for some time, I just...
Surviving Summer
Summer isn't my favorite season for many reasons, but mostly because I simply just don't enjoy sweating my brains out on the regular. I much prefer winter. Keep in mind, I live in North Carolina so our winters are far less brutal. Despite the fact that the calendar is about to flip...
Stuff & Things: How Ice Cream Saved My Life
I had the hiccoughs. Not the normal, simply annoying kind of hiccoughs. No. The painful-omg-these-are-never-going-to-stop kind. I know you've had them at least once. And they suck. After nearly an hour of the hiccough-ouch beat filling the living room, my husband got...
Because This Is Real Life
For the sake of being real, Friday was a really, really tough day. I won't go into details, but this whole adulting thing was just too much, and before I could convince myself not to, I broke down. J was out of town, I came home and sobbed all of my makeup off. Sometimes a good cry...
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.
