I let it burn through My blood, my body, my brain Fire — to be well soon With love, Natalie
In the mud
Looking back it’ll be another story to tellLike the ogre blocking the doorLike the rainstorm on the mountain pathThe true adventures stack up the oddsTrue […]
Way-Stop
I’m in Madison tonight — a long day of work, last-minute organizing to get out the door, a haircut (finally), and making the three-and-a-half-hour trip […]
A Last Look
A last look at checklists. Grabbing the binder with the paperwork. Packing the D&D dice. An indeterminate number of outfits for an indeterminate number of […]
Happy Syttende Mai!
It’s May Seventeenth Norway’s Constitution Day A core memory With Love, Natalie
Surprise
I was surprised today. In a way I haven’t been surprised in a long time — have I ever had a surprise party? My coworkers […]
Premonition
Premonition, not predictionHush, no need to get loudWe can’t trust what hasn’t happenedUntil it happens Then it happensAnd my intuition preensValidation for its palpitationsI knew […]
Being a Dungeon Master is a great distraction
Out of my head and Into Dungeons and Dragons Adventure is free With Love,Natalie
Deep Clean
It’s my last weekend at home before I head to Des Moines next weekend and then Kansas after that. Three weeks until the due date. […]
If I Die Young Pt. 2
My beautiful best friend Z let me know that there is a Pt. 2 to the song “If I Die Young” that recently came out […]