She calls it paper pregnantThat unique waiting periodFor hopeful adoptive parentsNo nine-month timerNo knowing when(or if) She says to treat it like a pregnancyNurture your […]
Three Questions
Three questions to ask yourself every morning, according to Karen Walrond: How can I feel healthy? How can I feel connected? How can I feel […]
Heartbreaks
In response to heartbreak, here’s what I turn to:A best friend who shares her life with meA glass of red wine, or two, Mondays be […]
Dangerous
If you don’t want to think about HP or JKR, feel free to skip this. Look. I made a mistake and went on JKRs Twitter […]
Nana’s Birthday
I’m in Madison today to celebrate Nana’s, 88th birthday! We celebrated both of my grandparents actually since Bumpa’s birthday (also 88) was two weeks ago. […]
Raft Story
Friday evening looks like this: a glass of wine, curled up on the couch, reading my best friend’s book cover to cover. It’s been many […]
Childish Things
One way to know you are much deeper into adulthood than you thought: someone builds you a HubSpot dashboard and you legit tear up during […]
PSA: The Danger of a $20 Heating Pad
A year or more agoI spent twenty dollarsOn an electric heating padTo keep on my lap What a fine ideaA center of warmth all day […]
The Best Liars in Riverview
Happy Book Birthday to Lin Thompson’s debut middle-grade novel The Best Liars in Riverview! This day was a long time coming and I’m so happy […]
Love Poems
I spend too long considering what to write tonight. I get wrapped up in old writing I’ve organized–brutal poems from some of the worst years […]