My baby brotherHas a babyHolds him skin-to-skinIn the pictureAnd my world fills up again Because there was everything that was wrongAnd then there is this:My […]
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Blast from my college past the last couple of days as I found myself watching a web series over a decade old: The Lizzie Bennet […]
Door County Short Film Festival
I went to the Door County Short Film Festival this afternoon — at least the block of it that had my brother’s short film, “Expiration […]
Storyworth
Tonight, my dad and his best friend old stories over lasagna and old fashioneds and wine. I gifted my dad a Storyworth subscription for Christmas, […]
The Sun Will Rise
On days like these, I hate this commitment. I want to hide. Not write. I want to disappear into the privacy of blank pages no […]
Valentine’s Day
Dress in polka dotsLipstick is battle armorReapply often With Love, Natalie
Labyrinth
A labyrinth with no way throughThe vines grew so high we lost the viewOf sky and stars and light to guide the way When you […]
Make Something
I can make beautiful thingsI can write love into ringsAnd wrap them around myselfThat’s enough to keep me upThat’s enough to root me downI spiral […]
Miss Compartmentalize
Miss compartmentalizeTake a breath and close your eyesYou have the heart to spareBut all the games up in the airWill tumble to the ground So […]