My dad creates signsThere is a post on the drivewayPointing across the stateAnd down the roadAnd around the worldThere are weather vanes — fiveOn every […]
Juneteenth 2021
It’s Juneteenth today and for the first time, it is recognized as a federal holiday. Next year, it will be a holiday at my work […]
Small Wins
I tell my friends I’m spending my Friday evening doing chores and it’s true. I am heading into my birthday weekend and I don’t want […]
Cusp of Magic
I don’t know much about the zodiacBut I’ve always liked the duality of GeminiThat’s why I was born two weeks early(or so I tell my […]
Strawberry Pie
Fresh strawberry pie In the middle of June. Know: It will be okay With Love, Natalie
Writing Update: 30K
Writing is going well! I’m anxious to rewrite so much of it, but I have passed 30K wordcount of consecutive scenes since I started over […]
May the Best Man Win
Yes, two days of book recommendations in a row because I absolutely devoured May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor over the last two […]
One Last Stop
This is such a good book season and I’ve been looking forward to Casey McQuiston’s sophomore novel One Last Stop for over a year. Their […]
A little magic
The magic is the room, quiet except for my fingers sailing across the keys. Backspace, pause, and on again. I run down the clock and […]
Lessons & Validations From A Tough Week
I have had an unexpected and difficult work week. One of those emotionally tough, emotionally on weeks where I felt my brain slowing and slowing […]