I remember the parades and my parents getting up early on Sunday to save our spots on the curb. I remember the run, two miles […]
A Gift From 2012
So I just found a delightful old email: the first-ever draft of my short story that, seven years later, has turned into a novel. I […]
Halloween
Happy Halloween! The sky is orange this morning — a gradient stretching up from the Austin skyline of melon, pale yellow, to blue, streaked with […]
Coaching My Third-Grade Self
When I was in third grade I got asked by my teacher to go give something — a folder maybe — to another teacher during […]
9/13/16
I would do this day differently three years ago. September 13th, 2016 I went to court, stood in front of the judge to ask them […]
Effortlessly, My Vocabulary
When I was in sixth grade my three favorite words were 1) boom 2) die 3) vomit. Ranked in that order. This was something I […]
Twenty-Six from Twenty-Six
It’s my last day of being twenty-six today. So here, in no particular order, are twenty-six reflections on my twenty-sixth year.
Four Years
I chose June 13th as my wedding day because I wanted a summer wedding and my venue didn’t do wedding dates in July or August. I wanted it on a Saturday, but the next weekend was my birthday and I didn’t want to get married on my birthday weekend. The 13th was my fiancé’s favorite number.
Team As Family
When I picked out my two words from Brenè Brown’s list of values, I chose Courage and Connection. Connection. In which I really mean love, […]
Whiskey on the Rocks
My grandmother sipped whiskey on the rocks in the evenings. In the summer she sat facing the wide window looking out at the lawn, the […]