What I'm Doing Instead of Writing

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I’m not writing much these days, and that’s sorta fine by me. Find out why here, in my first piece published in The Shadow, a Medium publication.

When Mom Went for Artichokes (But Got Arrested Instead)

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Read about when my mom got arrested here.

This Very Good Time

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“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

For years now I’ve puzzled over this quote taped to the inside of my spice cupboard, alongside other inspirations. I’ve always liked it, but now it’s starting to make sense too.

That’s how my latest piece, self-published on both my mommy blog Mush and on Medium starts. You can read the rest here. 

14 Valentine's that Remain Close to my Heart

This Valentine’s Day approaching got me thinking about the fifty-three which precede it. I invite you to celebrate some different ways in which we express and receive love, in 14 Valentine’s that Remain Close to my Heart, my own Valentine to February 14, self-published on Medium.

Every Man I've Ever Known Reached Out Over the Holidays

It was a quiet Christmas spent with family and a few close friends, but it was noisy in another way. For reasons that I don’t fully understand but was curious to explore, I heard from many men during the holiday season. Friends, former boyfriends, even strangers, all reached out, some in surprising ways. Read how Every Man I’ve Ever Known Reached Out Over the Holidays, self-published on Medium.