Out on the water for the first timeThe splash of the kayak paddlesThe clear, glassy surface of the bayIt’s not perfect but it’s outsideWhere we […]
Just Life
Little cures and back to basicsRed lipstick, staring at an orange sun settingThrough freshly clean windowsCribbage, beer, a giant cat on my lapLighten up, it’s […]
Blue
The lyric stuck in my head“This is me trying”I don’t want to get out of bedBut I’m not dying And some moments it’s easyI laugh, […]
Two Weeks
I keep my camera onI haven’t choked completely yetBut when the calls endSo do II am deep breaths right nowDiving under the wavesTo swim forwardBut […]
Pride Circus
Northern Door Pride had its main Pride Month event tonight — a circus-themed evening at the village hall in Sister Bay. I’m hard to drag […]
The Towel Scene
Today I bring you this specific sequence in “New Girl” from Season 1, Episode 11 that never fails to crack me up. It’s been years […]
Sunday Escapes
Talking with strangers who believe the same thingsWe don’t bring our tragedies to the woodsWe bring our light and hike the trail in good company […]
The Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune A reminder the wheel turns And this too shall pass With Love, Natalie
Stitches
My stitches are connectedA decade or two of sewn up woundsAnd they come undone like dominosOne quick cut and there they goI am no stranger […]
Little Love Stories
I read little love storiesSome messy and brutalSome quiet and routineEach with a soft endingFor me to hide inside I’ve long changed my understandingOf what […]