Born in nineteen sixty-twoTurning sixty-two todayFour, twenty-four, twenty-fourWhat a powerful array First a boy and then a manMustang rides in every decadeFirst a dad and […]
Presenteeism
Pink nail polish that starts to chipI spiral down then come up againTo clean the kitchen and send more SlacksAnd answer a question about presenteeismOn […]
B&W
It’s not too many milesTo arrive at black and white hopesAnd decisions that define lifetimesDiscussed over unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks With Love, Natalie
April 21, 2024
Content Warning: Discussion of self-harm & suicial ideation I was thinking about my April 21 this morning: that feeling of being fourteen and untested in […]
Tales Of Our Lives
The Women’s Fund of Door County presented their annual “Tales of our Lives” event this evening — a story slam event inspired by “The Moth”. […]
TTPD
How are we feeling, team? Overwhelmed. Emotional. Awed. Blessed. Wonderstruck by Taylor’s powerful poetry once again? Collectively I think we’re all sorting through the gift […]
Smiling
My nephew starts smiling That beautiful thing Who lights up a photograph And lights up my world With Love, Natalie
Litter Robot
My cats got an early birthday present today. Or rather, I got myself a present and I’m convincing my cats to lean into the change. […]
Highwire Thoughts
Even spring days can feel like molassesChange your clothes three timesWhen nothing sits right on your skinSo try, try again It’s almost too coldTo throw […]
Feeling a little time blind
My time blindness was real tonight. I made a little post-work agenda for myself that looked like this: And then, wow, done by 7:30 to […]