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Jan 18, 2019
4 min

2019: Beware of the Feral Chickens

2018 was, overall, a good year for me. Looking more outwardly from myself and the people close to me, it gets a lot more grim for 2018 so...

Grace Novak

Nov 30, 2017
3 min

All These Boxes

I think since I was very young I knew what I wanted to do as my “job”, whatever that means. Whether it meant being paid for it or not, bu...

Grace Novak

May 2, 2017
3 min

Advancing My Career as a Woman in Media

Last Friday, I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural Women + Media Career Summit the MOME and the Center for Communication was putt...

Grace Novak

Jan 9, 2017
3 min

2017: A Year of Creative Realization

January 7th was my first snowstorm of my time living here in Brooklyn, New York. It was cold, punishing, wet and beautiful. It was also r...

Grace Novak

Sep 17, 2016
2 min

Looking for Balance

While I'm certainly not new to time management and managing a workload along with having a job, graduate school is another beast altogeth...

Grace Novak

Sep 3, 2016
2 min

A little bit of "Imposter Syndrome"

At least that's what it feels like. And if you weren't sure what exactly "Imposter Syndrome" is, Wikipedia defines it as a term referring...

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