February 12, 2025
4

A Creativity Prompt for a Wednesday.

Musings + Essays
A creativity prompt for you: generate improvisational poetry from the Pantone color of the year.
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February 11, 2025
4

Hummingbirds, Jackhammers, + Greatness.

Musings + Essays
Reflections on what it means to be great, whether we are consumed by a singular…
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February 6, 2025
8

The Birds Loved It.

Musings + Essays
An essay on letting wilderness be wilderness.
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February 3, 2025
21

What’s Something You Wish People Understood about Your Job?

Musings + Essays
What's something you wish people understood about the work you do?
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November 20, 2024
4

Advice for Disillusioned Writers.

Learnings
Advice for writers feeling disillusioned, frustrated, or stuck -- how I keep my writing going.
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November 5, 2024
6

Points of Light.

Learnings
A couple points of inspiration I've found life affirming or beautiful or both in the…
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September 22, 2024
16

The Magpie Diary: Sept. 22, 2024.

Learnings
The Magpie Diary: reflections on taking a solo writer's retreat.
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September 15, 2024
6

The Magpie Diary: Sept. 15, 2024.

Musings + Essays
Everything on my mind and heart this week, including finding time to write, uninterrupted.
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August 12, 2024
12

Soft Pencil.

Musings + Essays
Musings on permitting myself to change my mind.
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August 5, 2024
14

Shaking Hands with a Blank Page.

Musings
Musings on writing, motivation, and commitment: "to a great mind, nothing is little."
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August 2, 2024
12

Our Secret Work Playlist.

Musings + Essays
My (secret) favorite work playlist -- orchestral music that invites creativity.
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June 4, 2024
13

Finding Walden.

Musings + Essays
Last year, I briefly contemplated applying to attend a weeklong writer’s retreat held at a…
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