Daylight savings timeCan I go back to sleep, please–More sun, at what cost? With Love, Natalie
Soon Enough
The bay is melting. Suddenly there is water again, deep blue out past the slushy ice of the shore. The sun persists, the roads are […]
Unfinished
Once I started a storyAbout a girl with stardust in her bloodI wrote the beginningShe was in math classStruck by invisible lightI wrote the endingShe […]
Bonus Writing Update: Here’s some actual writing
It’s not a writing update day, but I had such a freeing writing hour last night. My regular accountability partner (and friend) Madeline and I […]
Change Your Mind
Multiple experiments have shown that when experts express doubt, they become more persuasive. When someone knowledgeable admits uncertainty, it surprises people, and they end up […]
Today’s Lessons
Today’s lessons: Move, even if that means a very rainy morning run Speak aloud what feels knotted inside you Speak it truthfully, but without heat […]
Writing: Never Stopping
For a few steps or a whole mile, if I’m lucky, I disappear. I lose awareness of my body and I just am. Moving through […]
Eleanor Roosevelt Is Gay
I’ve been thinking about this all day, so I have to share here too: Why did no one ever tell me Eleanor Roosevelt was queer? […]
Taco Pie
I so rarely cook, but after errands and groceries today I decided to pull out a recipe that’d been sitting in my Paprika app for […]
Mom’s Birthday
It’s my mom’s birthday today! With my dad at work, we spent the whole day together in what turned out to be a pretty packed […]