April 10, 2023
4

Taking Your Own Joy Seriously.

Musings
Musings on answering to yourself, and taking your own joy and preferences seriously.
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April 3, 2023
2

Our Lives as Mosaics.

Essays
A musing on the notion that our lives are mosaics of the people we love.
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March 14, 2023
36

Emotional Touchstones.

Essays
Can you remember the first time a book or movie pierced you? Rearranged your perspective?…
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March 8, 2023
10

Living by Asterisms.

Essays
Musings on finding signs in my life: "Do I go looking for signs of the…
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February 21, 2023
6

Treasure.

Essays
Memories of my daughter as a toddler, on the eve of her sixth birthday.
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February 9, 2023
0

The Art of Losing.

Essays
An essay on loss -- the big kinds and little -- and reflections on how…
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October 24, 2022
4

All the Wonders.

Musings + Essays
Musings on loss and redemption inspired (again) by Fleetwood Mac's "Gypsy" and (anew) by Brandi…
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October 19, 2022
6

So I’m Back to the Velvet Underground.

Musings + Essays
Musings on visiting with a past version of myself.
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October 4, 2022
4

Have You Ever Surprised Yourself?

Musings + Essays
Musings on moments in which we surprise ourselves with our own strength.
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September 29, 2022
2

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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September 21, 2022
6

Fall, Sabrina, + Fresh Starts.

Musings + Essays
At a funeral a few weeks ago, I ran into a distant family member whom…
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September 17, 2022
4

Weekend Vibes, Edition No. 288: The Magical Thinking Jar.

Musings + Essays
My obsession with Hill House's posy print, the most popular items on Magpie this week,…
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