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Creating at the pace you breathe
slowing down to move forward
Apr 11
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March 2024
And then the snow came
Gathering in the mud, shrouding the bleak grass, white sparks vanishing into the black river. The ice, as if suddenly remembering, breathed itself…
Mar 28
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The winter that wasn't
It is a commonly accepted fact that I basically live in Narnia (without the fauns, but I bet someone could track down a talking beaver if they put in a…
Mar 13
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February 2024
What is yours will wait for you
holding ideas like stars
Feb 25
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It works!
further adventures with my writing process
Feb 1
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January 2024
Wandering a twilit wood
this one's for the writers amongst you
Jan 15
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December 2023
A giveaway, and a look back
Today we have a giveaway, and a 2023 retrospective. Giveaway! In celebration of the holidays, and as a thank-you to all the subscribers here, I’m doing…
Dec 23, 2023
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Ceasefire
Here in the tall pines, contentment gathers like the snow that laces the branches. The snow softens our footsteps, muffles our noise. We know where we…
Dec 13, 2023
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The river that never ends
creativity, resistance, and jumping in
Dec 4, 2023
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November 2023
Gratitude for the sweet moments
I used to think that I only needed to bother marking the big things in life with big gratitude. Achievements, career moments, relationships, life…
Nov 27, 2023
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The importance of secret projects
I wasn’t supposed to do it. I’d been saying for days that I needed to work on “my book”—a.k.a. the novel that I have been revising/rewriting. I am…
Nov 20, 2023
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Here, at the riverside
I breathe in, feeling the soles of my feet warming as they shift ever so slightly inside my winter boots. Even through the thick soles, I can sense the…
Nov 13, 2023
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