For whatever reason, this week was a long one. But I put in my calendar at 5pm today: Sewing Club. This is a tribute to […]
Sweat & Magic
It’s been a hot minute since I did any fiction writing (were my lack of writing updates noticeable? *side-eye*), but I got back at it […]
If she is paying attention
I’ve been thinking more about apoliticism lately. In its complete privilege. In confronting the staggering number of eligible voters who do not vote. In the […]
Writings by the water
Waves lap upon the rocky beach The red-orange sun grows as it sinks over the bay All I hear is the wavesA perfect quietIt calls […]
Mountain Dew
I had to have some plumbers to my condo this morning to fix the guest bathroom tub. The inspection somehow missed that the water didn’t […]
Breaking In
New spaces take breaking in. The smell of you in your favorite couch blanket. Your personality on the walls or in a nail polish carpet […]
Still on vacation
My parents have a sign hanging by the coat rack: “Still on vacation” They got it, I believe, some time after they moved permanently to […]
Fireball
Here’s a Wisconsin/Door County Friday evening for you: Homemade pizzas, dough and all, cooked on the grill A good bottle of red wine, saved to […]
A tribute to hard things
A tribute to hard things:May they always comeAnd pierce our skinAnd sicken our stomachAnd make us take long walksAnd sweat until our heads clearJust long […]
The habits of happiness
I host Ted Talk Lunch & Learns occasionally at work, and today we watched Matthieu Ricard’s talk “The Habits of Happiness”. It’s an old talk […]