Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Striped Pants + TBR Piles.
Musings + Essays
This week's inspirations, including a new way of thinking about my TBR pile, chic striped…
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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Sounds of Summer.
Fashion Trends
Everything that inspired me this week, from a zesty summer playlist to a quote on…
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Introducing: Magpie Book Club, V2.0.
Book Club
Introducing my new monthly book club -- and our first book pick: Wild Dark Shore…
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Three Poems for the Last Wednesday in April.
Musings + Essays
Three poems for today by Rainer Maria Rilke, Joy Sullivan, and Joseph Hutchison.
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Book Review: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.
Book Club
A book review of Amanda Peters' The Berry Pickers, including book club questions.
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The Magpie Diary: Apr. 6, 2025.
Essays
On my mind and heart today -- thoughts on being caught by the word.
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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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Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Gentler Workouts + Joan Didion on Hemingway.
Fashion Trends
An interview with Joan Didion on Hemingway, wisdom about working out from Nikki Glaser, and…
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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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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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The Magpie Diary: Jan. 19, 2022.
Musings + Essays
Thoughts on reading poetry, and a brief analysis of Galway Kinnell's "The Bear."
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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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