Bad Days + Blank Pages.
Essays
An essay on getting over "bad days" and not giving up on ourselves when we've…
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Ask Magpie: Road Trips with Kids, Family Photo Dresses + Rainy Day Outfits.
Fashion Trends
Answering your latest shopping queries, including what to pack for road trips with kids, what…
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Worry Dolls + Endings.
Essays
Musings on accepting the death of my high school friend through writing, through "doing what…
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The Magpie Edit: Edition 34.
Magpie Edits
Everything I'm buying, wearing, and obsessing over this week, from Anne Lamott's "Bird by Bird"…
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The Fallacy of Open Time.
Essays
Musings on the counterintuitive benefit of constraints -- and encouragement to start now, even if…
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Shaking Hands with a Blank Page.
Musings
Musings on writing, motivation, and commitment: "to a great mind, nothing is little."
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The Art of Losing.
Essays
An essay on loss -- the big kinds and little -- and reflections on how…
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Book Review.
Book Club
A thorough review of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin -- an astounding…
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Tools of the Trade.
Home
Musings on the tools of my own trade -- what makes for a productive work…
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Gear for the New Year.
Home
A roundup of great home, wellness, and organizational gear for the new year.
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Do You Still Hang Your Words in Air?
Musings + Essays
An essay on Elizabeth Bishop, Marianne Moore, and changes in my own readership over time.
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