Looking back it’ll be another story to tellLike the ogre blocking the doorLike the rainstorm on the mountain pathThe true adventures stack up the oddsTrue […]
Way-Stop
I’m in Madison tonight — a long day of work, last-minute organizing to get out the door, a haircut (finally), and making the three-and-a-half-hour trip […]
A Last Look
A last look at checklists. Grabbing the binder with the paperwork. Packing the D&D dice. An indeterminate number of outfits for an indeterminate number of […]
Happy Syttende Mai!
It’s May Seventeenth Norway’s Constitution Day A core memory With Love, Natalie
Surprise
I was surprised today. In a way I haven’t been surprised in a long time — have I ever had a surprise party? My coworkers […]
Premonition
Premonition, not predictionHush, no need to get loudWe can’t trust what hasn’t happenedUntil it happens Then it happensAnd my intuition preensValidation for its palpitationsI knew […]
Being a Dungeon Master is a great distraction
Out of my head and Into Dungeons and Dragons Adventure is free With Love,Natalie
Deep Clean
It’s my last weekend at home before I head to Des Moines next weekend and then Kansas after that. Three weeks until the due date. […]
If I Die Young Pt. 2
My beautiful best friend Z let me know that there is a Pt. 2 to the song “If I Die Young” that recently came out […]
These Pajamas
Is this blog just becoming product placements? Well, maybe because I bought these pajamas at Target last weekend and I’ve worn them every day since. […]