Why responsive is my word of the year, why sadness isn’t as bad as you think, and the three books I can’t stop thinking about this month.
Category Archives: creativity & writing
2022 in Review
How do you measure success in a year?
Advice For When Life Feels Like It’s Falling Apart
This fall, I experienced unexpected health problems. I have a message for anyone who, like me, finds themselves the owner of a frightening body and a frantic brain.
Unprogramming Precrastination
How I’m dealing with my anxious need to finish work right away.
Reporting from Porch Station Bravo
Porch writing, two novels, and a craft book.
Awe and Oaks
Greet the edges of your understanding with awe, not angst.
Scrumptious Scookies
Here in Minnesota, winter (perhaps drawing inspiration from the pandemic) has been reluctant to leave us. This has inspired me to seek delight via one of my favorite pastimes: baking with my kids. This month’s triumph has been “scookies.”
Reflection for a New Year/What Lights Us Up
May 2022 be a year of progress — of the intentional, purposeful type rather than the heedless, perpetual kind.
Overlapping Timelines
On wonder, excellent books, and songs for joy and connection.
Work When Baby Works
For the first time since Baby A was born in July, I’ve embarked on a writing project.