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Feb 28, 20231 min read

247: Tell Me

Tell me what you believe. Don’t stop with the words passed down like worn clothes, words you’ve you’ve swallowed and absorbed like melted...

Sep 19, 20221 min read

222: The Last Day of Summer

We’re approaching a new season. Like children with a firefly cupped in our hands we hold onto summer’s warmth, carrying it with us as we...

Jul 16, 20221 min read

217: A Safe Place to Land

We got another bed for the dog- a living room bed, as opposed to the bedroom bed. I know, I know, love is bonkers sometimes. The new bed...

Jul 16, 20221 min read

216: Lightning Bugs

Lighting Bugs You caught a lightning bug in your hand gently, slowly, more like a landing ramp than a trap. You held it to me as if to...

Jun 22, 20221 min read

213: Human

People say How are you doing and I tell them about the cracks in my calendar, about the dog at the window, about you and your desk with...

Jun 11, 20221 min read

211: To The Dad On The M5 Bus

with the daughter in the bucket hat and the son hanging off your leg, you deserve a medal. You deserve days off and jewels in your crown....

Apr 18, 20221 min read

201: What I Forgot

Sometimes I wish I was the fig tree. No fruit here, just soaking up the sun growing roots, turning green, stretching out my branches...

Apr 11, 20221 min read

200: Glitter & Palms

Here’s the thing I love about parades- they take up space, and there is music and there is laughter and people stand on the sides and...

Mar 21, 20221 min read

197: Please Do

Release the tension in your jaw. Allow the pillow to hold the weight of your head. Have a scone. Have four! Press the crumbs into your...

Mar 8, 20221 min read

196: Women

For International Women's Day, Mary 8th This is for the women who hype you up to everyone, who bring champagne to even small...

Feb 14, 20221 min read

193: Valentine's Day Plans

People said what are your plans? And I said well, we will obviously eat pie with fresh whipped cream. We’ll probably ask for more. And we...

Jan 24, 20221 min read

187: Long-Distance Friendships

A million text notifications The video of your baby eating sweet potatoes The flowers you sent when my grandfather died Airbnb wishlists...

Jan 21, 20221 min read

186: Magic

Your birthday is coming up and I will probably get you another tie or a new shirt, maybe a book you don’t need. You could add it to the...

Jan 3, 20221 min read

179: For the Strangers On The Internet

This is for the strangers on the internet who leave comments because they can, who say keep going who say “me too” who say you’re not...

Dec 21, 20211 min read

176: Longest Night

I remember when the sun stretched out over the sky lingering in the corners between buildings and tree limbs freckling you with...

Dec 14, 20211 min read

173: A list of things that make me so happy I could cry

The smell of bookstores, the way toddlers clap with full palms, evenings in front of a fireplace, the old couples in the park who take...

Dec 9, 20211 min read

172: The Difference Between Happiness and Joy

Inspired by the book Joy Even On Your Worst Day by Tom Are, Jr. Happiness is this seasonal latte is delicious thank you for bringing me...

Dec 2, 20211 min read

170: The Answer is Yes

I think it’s the reason we have our phones glued to the palms of our hands. I think it’s the reason we nod at strangers on the sidewalk...

Nov 9, 20211 min read

166: To-Do List

My to-do list crawled into bed with me. Before the sun rose, before the dog was fed, before the coffee was brewed, before the alarm went...

Oct 25, 20211 min read

163: The Moral Of The Story Is

We all need friends. Not a single person in this city has told me they have Enough, because it takes months and years of invitations and...