My Word of the Week: Full
It’s such a small little office, really. Two rooms plus the powder room. The place felt full most of the afternoon Read more
My Word of the Week: Here
Over the past few days, I’ve been in three different states. I’ve seen Lake Michigan from three sides. And I’ve driven (or ridden) more than 700 miles. Read more
In Your Own Words: Anne Wilson – Mundane
mun·dane – adjective \ˌmən-ˈdān, ˈmən-ˌ\ : dull and ordinary : relating to ordinary life on earth rather than to spiritual things __________ My toddler-son has a pretty limited vocabulary right now, but he knows one word for sure: more. It’s almost a guarantee when he’s finished with breakfast, within minutes he’s strutting back to the table […] Read more
Having It All: A Single Perspective
To come to a discussion about “having it all” as a single woman seems like I’ve already failed. Surely when women say they want it “all,” they mean an education, a fulfilling career, an exciting marriage, and creative or athletic children (or both). With no husband or children to speak of, do I even have […] Read more
The Occasional Painter
Seeing the tubes and bottles of paint brought a smile to my face. I was packing a bag to take to a friend’s house for the day, and among the things I was bringing were the paints, a jar filled with brushes of all sizes, and a couple of fresh white canvases. Sarah, an artist […] Read more
There and Back Again: Home Grown
They’ve been writing sestinas all month over at Tweetspeak Poetry. Maybe you remember them from literature class. Sestinas are those 39-line poems with all the structure and form of a contract, but with the rhythm and soul of a conversation. That’s why I wrote one today, to be part of the conversation. Tweekspeak Poetry and […] Read more