Knock, knock. Who's there? My past, my sister, and one can of black olives I will never live down. I bought a Ring doorbell. #PersonalEssay #Humor #WritingCommunity

Knock, knock. Who's there? My past, my sister, and one can of black olives I will never live down. I bought a Ring doorbell. #PersonalEssay #Humor #WritingCommunity
I used to think community was something that just happened.
Maybe that was the point.
Kids outside. Adults in driveways. Someone always around. No plan required. Just Tuesday.
#ThirdPlaces #personalessay #CommunityMatters #wanttomeetforcoffee #yogaiseverywhere
My most recent #personalessay book essay was published this morning at Books Are Our Superpower. #doglovers It involves Albert Payson Terhune who was a big name in dog stories 100 years ago. baos.pub/im-probably-...
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Lessons From a 39-Year-Old Girl Living with Muscular Dystrophy. If you want the full essay, click on the link in the comments below! #disability #musculardystrophy #personalessay #chronicillness,
New episode of Between Pages and Screens is up. I talk about NIPSCO, Birthday Reflections, and books. If you want to take a listen, click on the links in the comments below! #podcast #BetweenPagesAndScreens #booksky #personalessay #disability #chronicillness #birthdays
When I heard Trevor Noah describe liming, I understood immediately why certain evenings have stayed with me for years while others left no particular trace. On liming, love languages, and collaging evenings — and the friends who already know how to do it.
#wanttomeetforcoffee #personalessay
Dear 15-year-old me,
You're smart.
You're also wrong about quite a lot.
I've written a letter. About mistakes, stubbornness, asking for help, getting older and discovering that life doesn't follow the plan.
Twenty-five years ago, we were in the middle of a generation coming of age and witnessing 9/11. My #personalessay “Birth of Cool” captures how a generation of young people watched #9/11 and learned how to keep their cool.
What if an empty day isn’t a problem that needs solving?
I spent six quiet weeks doing almost nothing, and somewhere along the way, I stopped feeling the need to turn nothing into something.
Learning how to say no. If you want the full version of the essay, click the link in the comments below! #personalessay #tedlasso #mentalhealth #boundaries #writing #substack