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When the Cicada Song Ends
Photo: A spider floating ominously against a cloudy sky. Apparently it is big-ass spiders makin’ webs season here in Maryland. This one decided to start one outside of my office window. I am very safely behind glass while taking this picture. It’s too hot to turn on the stove, even with central air. I stood
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The Energy It Takes to Flower
Photo: A wild morning glory wraps around a towering Dahlia flower yet to bloom. I had every intention to write a blog post here this summer, but I set my creativity toward mothering and “real” writing. I wrote 2 complete short stories and 2 incomplete ones this summer. That isn’t a lot and yet is
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Time, Pieces, Patience
In the middle of a field, a garden bed rises… That garden bed should be filled with tomato plants. And hot pepper plants. And garlic scapes. It’s not. It’s not even fully put together yet. One of the things we left at the old house was a well-established garden with all my favorite things to
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Wait… Was This a Cliche´ the Whole Time!?
Photo credit: My writerly friend who took this picture on Sunday! Thanks friend! And thanks to my other friend (all interconnected!) who said “yes” when I asked him to do this silly presentation with me. 🙂 Last week, I had the great pleasure of going to my very first in-person The Muse and the Marketplace
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Don’t Forget Awe. Don’t Let it Go, Either.
There have been plenty of pixels spilled over the eclipse already, which you’ve probably read, and you’re probably sick of, but I am going to spill a few more because yes, wow, it’s worth it. The only reason why I got to see the eclipse is because I happened to stay at a lovely hotel
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Observing Our Abandoned Places
When I go to Boston, I take the train. I splurge on the first class ticket because I like having a day when the bourbon comes to me for once. 🙂 Sometime in the future, I’m going to write about this, but it’s really expensive to be an introvert. That’s another post for another time.
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