There are so many reasons to see the Barbie movie, and one of them is to see Ryan Gosling in this sweatshirt: Greta Gerwig delivered […]
Writing Update: Starting with a punch
When I’m writing fiction, and I don’t know where to start, half the time I start with my character punching someone and let it flow […]
Silent
I remember the quiet, the knowingDon’t wonder, just be, just move, keep growingHear my own voice over that one in my headAnything could happen, the […]
Crests
Anxiety crests And then the calmThe harbor like glassDinner with our little nuclear familyChaotic and familiarSmall wonders Expect nothingLook at what I haveIt’s enough, reallyMore […]
5 Years of 100+ Women Who Care
Five years, it’s rainingThey all show up anywayWith coolers and snacks One hundred womenUmbrellas up, and then downThere’s champagne and cake My mom is on […]
A Day Alone
Pine sol and lavender meltsAnd layers of dust from ground-down concreteI’m on my knees, scrubbingBut the new floors look like home After a week of […]
2023 Pluggie Award
My ninth Pluggie Award (pictured below). It is our annual tradition at my workplace to give these out every summer, around CareerPlug’s birthday (which happens […]
End of Summit
Everyone goes home. One by one, then here alone Finally, some wine With Love, Natalie
Summit 2023
Summit. Hot as fuck. Reminder I have good friends. Yet — I want to sleep. With Love,Natalie
Summit, Day 1
It’s easy to get 10,000 steps running around a hotel. Today, the masses arrived. A day of problem-solving and logistics and running around with brief […]