The Point of the Arrow.
Musings + Essays
A reflection on the wanderings and indecisions of our 30s.
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Never Empty-Pocketed.
Essays
A reflection on the Hanya Yanagihara quote: "No matter what gets damage, life rearranges itself…
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Things We Didn’t Do.
Essays
A reflection on all the roads not taken in our shared lives, and how it…
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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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A Personal Code.
Learnings
A list of personal rules, hacks, and codes of conduct I've learned to live by.
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Let Them Be Wrong about You.
Essays
Let them be wrong about you. You have nothing to prove.
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A Magpie Desiderata.
Learnings
A roundup of life lessons -- what we'd tell our twenty-year-old selves.
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Monday Inspiration.
Learnings
Four tidbits of inspiration for this Monday in February.
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I Can Think of Several.
Learnings
Reflections on the many different and valid approaches to nearly anything, but especially parenting, there…
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Weekend Vibes: On Many Callings.
Learnings
Weekend vibes: my latest snags, this week's bestsellers, and reflections on the notion that we…
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A Forbearance That Far Outstrips My Own.
Motherhood
Opening up my heart about lessons from a health condition my daughter has -- and…
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