Life Takes Root around the Perimeter.
Musings + Essays
Musings on how life relaxes even the most strident of emotions -- how grief quiets…
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Paper Boats.
Musings + Essays
Musings on the transmission of family history, and the philology of remembering family.
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I (Still) Don’t Want Anything to Change.
Motherhood
Musings on change -- accommodating it, living through it, and why it feels so scary.
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Portraits of a Heart.
Musings + Essays
Musings on being "a quick cry" and learning to view my emotiveness differently.
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Replantings.
Musings + Essays
Musings on the roses in bloom alongside our house -- and their connection to grief…
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The Grounds Still Lilted in Slope and Shade and Secret.
Musings + Essays
Musings on attending my high school reunion and the re-centering of my life.
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The Moon Was Full, My Arms Were Empty.
Musings + Essays
Musings on waiting for news of a child, and hopefulness for those navigating those straits.
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Meanwhile the World Goes On.
Musings + Essays
Musings on a re-reading of Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese" poem.
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No Straight Lines.
Musings + Essays
Musings on the notion that healing doesn't happen in a straight line.
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Getting Outside + Making Some Noise.
Musings + Essays
Musings on a powerful legacy Mr. Magpie's aunt left behind.
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