May 5, 2018
15

Weekend Vibes, Edition No. 62: The One on Breaking Up with Friends.

Weekend Vibes
My Latest Score: By the Book. Have you started our book club book?  I am…
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May 2, 2018
10

Fish Out of Water.

Musings + Essays
A couple years ago, I completed an immersive, weeklong executive program in social entrepreneurship at…
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May 1, 2018
19

Magpie Book Club: An Invitation.

Book Club
I am officially, finally, kicking off a formal Magpie book club!  For those of you…
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April 25, 2018
19

Poetics.

Musings + Essays
“What did you study in grad school?” I was recently, rather startlingly, asked.  It’s been…
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April 20, 2018
15

Secret #Basic Behavior.

Musings + Essays
Last Friday night, I found myself alone and left to my own devices.  Mr. Magpie…
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April 19, 2018
4

Mommy + Me.

Motherhood
I am dying to get my hands on a copy of photographer Claiborne Swanson Frank’s…
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April 19, 2018
16

The Weight of Words.

Musings + Essays
This is a cautionary tale I have been loathe to share because it’s detrimentally self-implicating,…
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April 13, 2018
7

Lately…

Musings + Essays
A couple of snapshots from life lately, starting with me, in my Petersyn blouse above,…
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April 12, 2018
6

The M Series: The Same and Not the Same.

Mr. Magpie
“Here it is,” I dead-panned, opening the wide barn-style door to the small cave-like dwelling…
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April 11, 2018
18

Magpie Book Club: Celeste Ng’s “Little Fires Everywhere” + My First YA Novel.

Book Club
Now that I’ve relaxed my nebulously-defined requirements for Magpie Book Club posts, I feel so…
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April 10, 2018
9

I Wanna Be India Hicks.

Home
One of my favorite coffee table books is India Hicks’ Island Style.  I can almost…
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April 7, 2018
14

Weekend Vibes, Edition No. 58: The One on Ethics in Young Adult Books.

Weekend Vibes
My Latest Score: The Pom Sweatshirt  I wrote about the sweatshirts I have been eyeing…
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