millennial blog project

millennial blog project

I won’t sit idly by and watch my life pass before my eyes

A millennial’s coming-of-age story

My name is Emily and I’m 30 years old. I’ve been writing on this blog in fits and spurts since I was 14, originally as “Blackbyrd” on blackbyrd.wordpress.com. I’ve long been enamored by the written word and have scribbled poems and sonnets in countless notebooks since I was 7.

Today I’m a classically trained journalist who has built a successful career in corporate marketing. On this blog I write about my musings while traveling all over the world and riding my bike.

Welcome to my never-ending coming-of-age story.

Thanks for visiting!

  • Reunited

    My father (the driver) stops the car at the intersection. In the back, I open the left-side door and hop out of the car before he starts driving again. “See you later!” I call. I run to the side of the road, and then enter the sacred grounds. The beautiful track is steaming in the Read more

  • Me, Myself & I

    I lead a simple, enjoyable life. I am fortunate to have a family that is all together – not ripped apart. I have brothers that love me and watch over me, no matter how much I hate it sometimes. Two are in college, and one of them is the one that I never get to Read more

  • Paramore Obsession

    Just to clear the air, I have been a devoted fan to Paramore for almost two years. I have been with them through the early stages of their career, and have witnessed their rise to fame after appearing on MTV. The fact that they were on MTV really – in the words of Bleeker – Read more

  • Summer…Bummer?

    School has been let out. Yay! I have been released from my cage! I have served my sentence at this prison and here I am, left to roam free and to do whatever I please. No more waking up at six o’clock in the morning (such an ungodly hour) and rolling around until I know Read more

  • Hello world!

    Oh my goodness I want to start writing right away! The sad thing is that I need to be inspired before I can write, and right now I am just not feeling it. It stopped raining, and now all of my ideas have been flushed away. I shall report back when I am struck with Read more