The Tree Follows the Sky.
Musings + Essays
Musings on witnessing the change in seasons --and attempting to follow their model of accepting…
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Two Months with the Ziip Halo.
Beauty
A review of the Ziip microcurrent device, the Halo -- the concerns it addresses, how…
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The Magpie Diary: June 29, 2025.
Learnings
This week's diary: reflections on turning 41 -- what do I want from this life,…
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If Your Life Were a Movie…
Musings + Essays
Reflections on the movie "The Taste of Things" and desiring what you already have.
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What Have You Had to Unlearn in Your 30s?
Musings + Essays
Thoughts on undoing habits from younger years.
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Twilight on the Potomac.
Mr. Magpie
Musings on living right now, in the moment, without worrying too much about the future…
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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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A Regret.
Musings + Essays
Musings on the regret I feel over not toasting my brother at his wedding, and…
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The Loft Born of Experience.
Featured
Musings on Patti Smith's famous essay on failure -- and what I take away from…
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Tender Green Blades.
Featured
Musings on the experience of time as a parent, and as a child, and the…
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Sometimes a Little Tenderness.
Musings + Essays
Musings on losing memories of those we've already lost, and trying a little tenderness instead.
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Somebody That I Used to Know.
Musings + Essays
Musings on recognizing the "you" of years ago and metamorphoses between version of yourself.
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