Introduction to this Blog
Hello everyone! My name is James and I'm a 19 year old soon-to-be college freshman. I am going to be attending Winthrop University at the start of the Spring 2026 semester and plan to major in mass communications with a specialty in journalism! I am a transgender male with a love for writing and the arts in general! I do theatre in my spare time, while also being a board member at my local community theatre! Since I started in 2022, I've been in multiple junior and adult productions as an actor, stagehand, up in the light booth running spotlights, or simply just ushering! As much as I love performing, I find it just as fun to tell a story by... you guessed it, writing!
I primarily made this account as a side blog for whatever my brain could conjure up, but then I forgot about it (as one does when they're busy). As I write this, I am just days away from moving to my college dorm to start my journey in postsecondary education. So what do I do to prepare myself and keep myself busy? Start a journalism blog, of course! Well... sort of.
See, I have no experience with reporting, but I do love to write. Whether it be essays, fanfiction, or even a musical, writing gives me an outlet to persuade, inform, or even just entertain myself and create a new world different from the one we live in now. I'd love to hear tips from fellow mass comms/journalism students, those who have made a career out of journalism, or just writing advice in general! I also want to get back into the habit of properly researching events. Feel free to use the ask box to request events for me to research/write about. I'm pretty good at informative and opinion pieces, so I think I'll start out with those.
Before I go, here's some more about myself!
I am neurodivergent, being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and sensory processing disorder at the age of 5 and moderate inattentive type ADHD at the age of 18. I also struggle with many of the conditions/symptoms that come with it, like Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and Pathological Demand Avoidance.
I struggle with depression and anxiety.
As a kid, I wanted to be a firefighter or a chiropractor. As I started to go into high school, I wanted to be a screenwriter before settling on radiology. I tried some pre-requisite courses over the summer and burnt out fast. Now, I'm trying the mass comms track!
I struggled to hold down a job for a while. My first job was McDonalds. After that, I briefly worked at Burlington. Currently, I'm employed with Lowes Foods! Although I'm leaving for college, I will hopefully be working there again over the summer or during breaks when I'm back home with my parents.
My main account is @thememeablelifeofjames
I'm currently in the works of getting voice actors for a passion project based on my longest running fanfiction. I am also a beginner voice actor in my own right. I've only been casted once in a project still ongoing, but I hope to get more roles as time goes on!
That's all for me! I will update this as time goes on! Again, feel free to request topics for me to research/write about in the ask box!
