Cristian's Commonplace

In this entry: A writing update & some recent obsessions! Writing With Confidence Starts Now It's safe to say that I'm finally stepping into my life as a writer—and it's so damn fulfilling! This past month, I started a seven-week writing workshop. As with anything new, I was naturally nervous for the first session. I'd been anticipating the class's start since officially locking in my enrollment. I've also wanted to take this specific workshop for a while, ever since I followed the...

In this entry: A response to Sean Baker's brilliant Oscars speech about the importance of cinemas, some Golden Lines from stuff I'm reading, & access to a new Medium article! The Cinema Is My Church 🍿🎬 Those who get it, get it “How could Spider-Man be in a movie?” I said, staring up at my tee ball coach from under the brim of my dusty cap. It was May in San Antonio, so it was hot. We had just finished a game, and the coach was handing out much-needed Gatorade. As I drank mine, he made small...

Welcome to Cristian's Commonplace! 🤘 Can you help me? See, I have a problem. I'm a writer who rarely writes (and when I do, shares my writing) outside of work. So, after years of procrastination, it was time for me to come up with a solution. Either start writing or remove "writer" from all my bios and leave the dream to gather dust on the shelf. Cristian's Commonplace is my attempt at a solution. The idea's simple: I need to write more, and what can hold me more accountable than a newsletter...