Disappointing progress this week. But travel. And Spider-Man. It was a Herculean effort to calm my brain down enough to write about my running babies […]
An Angry Sleeping Haiku
Brain, hey, yeah, you, brain –Let me fucking sleep at night– Love, a tired Me With Love, Natalie
The Weekly Gratitude List
I’m not going to lie, I am having a hard time thinking of something to write about that’s not Spider-Man. No spoilers, of course. So […]
Home
I’m home after a three-day jaunt around southern Wisconsin (Madison and Milwaukee). It’s nice to switch things up, see friends and family briefly, and see […]
The Extraordinaries
Look, so I read this book and it is now one of my favorites, and god bless my mom for telling me about TJ Klune […]
No Way Home, No Spoilers
Go to the movies If you can, please, I have so Many feelings, wow With Love, Natalie
Madison
I discovered I don’t mind long car trips if I can listen to my favorite books. I’m in Madison now, after driving down at the […]
Writing Update: 65%
Another week into revising and I’m about 65% through the draft. I’m still puzzle-piecing — having to circle back and smooth out arcs as I […]
Tell Your Stories
At least once a month, especially during the writing seasons of my life, I think about this Anne Lamott quote: “You own everything that happened […]
Sunday Gratitude
A beautiful new coffee table book arrives, Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown (seriously, this book is gorgeous) Seven chapters of revision completed this […]