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October 4, 2026
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Sunday Special: Virtue Shampoo Sale, Dakota Johnson’s Levis, + Other Great Sales to Shop Today.

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October 4, 2026
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The Magpie Diary: Oct. 4, 2026.

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October 3, 2026
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Mischief and Magic in Raleigh.

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October 2, 2026
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Marine Layer Sherpa Liner Vest + Other Things I Loved Wearing This Week.

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October 2, 2026
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What Are We Listening to This Autumn?

Musings + Essays
October 1, 2026
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The Skirt I’m Eyeing for Thanksgiving Dinner…and Other Fab Options for the Fall Season.

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October 1, 2026
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October Energy.

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September 30, 2026
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The Fall Under-$200 Trend Edit.

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September 30, 2026
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Marginalia on the Emma M. Lion Series + Other Miscellaneous Notes on What I’m Reading.

Book Club
September 29, 2026
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Base Layers for Fall.

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September 29, 2026
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The Magpie Dispatch: Alice Walk Sale, Everyday Fall Bags (On Sale!), Plum Crush + More.

Fashion Trends
September 28, 2026
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What I’m Eyeing + Buying for My Kids’ Fall 2026 Wardrobes.

Children's Finds
September 28, 2026
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A Grub Street Style Food Diary, Reprise.

Musings + Essays

Featured Essays + Musings

July 29, 2025

The Softest Kinds of Love.

A musing on the softest kinds of love: patience, acceptance, receiving energy, "take as long as you need," etc.
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July 28, 2025

Signs You’re Becoming an Expert in Yourself —

Reflections on the goal of becoming an expert in myself -- and signs I might be on the right path.
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January 10, 2026

Our Lives as Mosaics.

A musing on the notion that our lives are mosaics of the people we love.
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March 2, 2026

A Magpie Desiderata.

A roundup of life lessons -- what we'd tell our twenty-year-old selves.
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September 16, 2025

Parenting Clarities + Reassurances.

Reassurances and encouragement for tough parenting days -- a few phrases and mantras that help when things get tough in motherhood.
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April 23, 2026

Losing Tilly.

Reflections on losing my dog, Tilly.
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January 21, 2025

Fragile Bells.

Musings on learning to listen for the magical in the mundane.
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January 27, 2025

Matryoshka.

Reflections on mothering my seven year old daughter -- and how she still needs my little tendernesses.
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January 24, 2026

The Befores.

Musings on time before children with my husband.
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Magpie Promo Codes.

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Spotlight: La Ligne Sweaters.

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The Best Jeans For Petites.

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