Find your tribe
I’ve been thinking about the idea of community a lot. There is so much in life that makes us feel separate, other,…
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“She’s just not letting go.”
At first I was curious about why or how anyone even noticed a female orca in the Pacific Northwest carrying her dead…
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The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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Independent Together
Around lunchtime on Wednesday, I stood in the shallows of the Connecticut River with my husband and two dogs, cooling my calves…
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I didn’t want to write about this.
I said to a friend at a party recently, “I would never have chosen to write about this subject, you know. The…
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Open Tabs (not the bar kind)
I read an article about taking a day off for rest. Another about why we should spend time doing nothing. I save…
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“All Flowers Keep the Light”
Winters in Massachusetts are always longer and harsher than I’d like, native Texan that I am. Each year after four months of…
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#NationalSiblingsDay
Since when did everything have a “day”? I blame social media for ensuring that not just regular birthdays, death anniversaries, and every…
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Calling the Dead
Yesterday was the seventh anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster that followed the terrifying tsunami that followed an earthquake bigger than ever…
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Olympic Mindset
I’ve been dipping in and out of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, being loose and cavalier with the performances of people’s lives, treating…
