The Magpie Diary: Apr. 6, 2025.
Essays
On my mind and heart today -- thoughts on being caught by the word.
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The Magpie Diary: Mar. 30, 2025.
Musings + Essays
This week's diary: a reflection on creative process, failure, and capturing truth.
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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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The Wing of the Duck.
Essays
An essay on avoiding expectations and finding meaning in the mundane.
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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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Hummingbirds, Jackhammers, + Greatness.
Musings + Essays
Reflections on what it means to be great, whether we are consumed by a singular…
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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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Advice for Disillusioned Writers.
Learnings
Advice for writers feeling disillusioned, frustrated, or stuck -- how I keep my writing going.
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Points of Light.
Learnings
A couple points of inspiration I've found life affirming or beautiful or both in the…
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The Magpie Diary: Sept. 22, 2024.
Learnings
The Magpie Diary: reflections on taking a solo writer's retreat.
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