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You can call it nonsense.
You do you. It’s all good.
I give writing tips and talk more deeply about the things that make me think over here. Our podcasts? All over the place, but you can see them here.
You can learn more about me here if you’re into it. And check out my books if you want.
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It’s a poem! GHOSTED It was like one of those self-help blogs That only talk in abstractions About the power of self-love Or how to end a toxic relationship. That’s when I realized That the person not showing up Was me. All that bemoaning About not putting in the effort, Not taking the time to…
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I tell the story about one of my grandmother’s a lot. She was born in 1896, which means she’d be 127 now if she was still alive, which is kind of staggering. She died in 2001, which if my math is right, means she made it to 104, which is pretty staggering, too. My dad…
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I wrote a poem. TOURIST LOVE At dusk as I tiptoed along the Shore Path, Between tourists grumbling about fog and the price of lobster, Listening to the sound of whaler motors humming out existence, I fell in love with a rose bush. Not the cultivated kind, but the stubborn ones that cling to sea…
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It’s okay to be milquetoast if you want to be When my daughter was little, she was at a preschool and another girl attacked her, knocking her down, roaring like a lion, saying she was going to eat her up. My daughter’s dress was ripped. When I picked her up, the teachers said, “Don’t worry,…
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Understanding Emotion Sometimes when my ex-husband was angry and drunk his posture would change. It wasn’t upright with his shoulders back. It wasn’t just that his hands would curl into fists. It was the movement of his arms, the hunching of his shoulders, how his legs suddenly pointed out when he walked, how his chest…
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This live podcast we talked about the strange things our canine friends munch on and sometimes gulp down. Rubber duckies, anyone? SITES WE MENTION https://www.dogingtonpost.com/of-weirdest-things-dogs-have-ever-eaten/11/ https://www.thedodo.com/dodowell/dogs-eating-weird-things
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The two women were walking down the sidewalk toward the library, heading toward me. I knew one of them. Everyone in town knows her. I’d met with her a few months ago, confused about why she’d wanted to meet me. Whatever the reason, it was obvious that I’d failed the test the way I do…
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Write Better Now Roundup Have you ever been at a party and someone tells a story and you just don’t care? Have you ever been that person telling the story and realized mid-story that everyone’s eyes have dulled over? You feel trapped. You want the story to be over (especially if you’re the one telling…
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This one is about dogs There’s a story I tell about our dog, Scotty, who was a rescue and a hero kind of dog. Em calls him “the best dog ever.” He had bullets still inside of him when we got him, shrapnel. He was kind and chill and super loving, protective when he had…