To my mamaWho lets me cry at the kitchen tableAfter making me dinnerOn her birthday To my mamaTwenty-nine this yearShe knows what I mean To […]
Group Birth Chart Reading
It’s my mom’s birthday weekend and she suggested something new this year: birth chart readings! I’ve had my done once before (virtually with my friends […]
The Best Medicine
Though the run is slow Five miles feel like freedom The best medicine With Love, Natalie
Almost There
It’s almost there Like a scratching at the door Like a beautiful sketch beneath the spilled paint Chip, chip away Keep opening the door Invite […]
The House That Whispers
Lin Thompson’s sophomore novel came out yesterday! The House That Whispers. Aka “Ghost Story” — at least that’s what they always called it while drafting. […]
A little more okay
A five-mile runAn hour-long bathA to-do list, mostly doneA bookA showA podcastA clean kitchenA load of laundryA sunny day It doesn’t take muchTo feel a […]
The Beauty of Snow
It’s miserable to be outside, but it’s beautiful tooMy bootprints to the mailbox and back againWet snow on top of snow, and snow, and snowIce […]
Nesting
Nesting — the urge to clean and organize to prepare for a newborn. I did some nesting today, with the generous help of my mom […]
Smiley
I finished the short Netflix series Smiley today, a Spanish queer romantic comedy. It starts with a voicemail to a wrong number that connects an […]