Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Breadcrumbs and Five-Year-Plans.
Musings + Essays
This week's inspirations, from a quote by Cathy Heller to thoughts on hearing poet Maggie…
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Magpie Hats Are Here!
Fashion Trends
Shop Magpie hats -- are you a member of the "Magpie Birding Club" or a…
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March Discoveries.
Learnings
A roundup of some favorite moments, discoveries, and learnings from this month. What has it…
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A Casting of the Runes.
Motherhood
A reflection on letting go of some of our treasured children's books.
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The Shapes of Motherhood.
Book Club
A reflection on the underlying shapes of motherhood.
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What Are We Reading This Spring?
Book Club
My top recommendations for what to read in spring 2025 -- Wild Dark Shore, The…
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Magpie Book Club: Miranda July’s All Fours.
Book Club
A book review of Miranda July's All Fours.
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The Magpie Diary: Dec. 15, 2024.
Musings + Essays
Everything on my mind and heart this week while visiting New York and writing fiction.
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Books That Give Us New Sky.
Book Club
Thoughts on books that continue to change with each re-reading.
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The Secretly Bad Book Girl and Becoming Theseus.
Learnings
Thoughts on overcoming a lack of creative and intellectual confidence.
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The Magpie Diary: Oct. 27, 2024.
Book Club
Thoughts on Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo," and how it made me reflect on separating stories from…
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Beacon Hill Bookstore, Guest in Residence Clothing, + Thoughts on Fear.
Fashion Trends
Everything that inspired me this week, from Beacon Hill Bookstore in Boston to new-to-me label…
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