narrative threads: from breath to pen
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to be brave and afraid (opens the original)
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hi friends,I’m back—back in Rochester, that is. After almost four months away, it’s time to settle into my life in the 585 and whatever it may bring. Time to fully unpack both my luggage and the baggage I carry. Time to settle into what it means to be here.A week ago, I said farewell to a group of seven women who gathered to support one another’s creativity. It was the second of two programs I facilitated this fall on Monhegan—first a retreat and then a residency—one intentionally following the
one choice made (opens the original)
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hi friends,I began this morning without coffee, which was not by design but rather a Sunday late-night discovery that I had forgotten to go to the store to grind my beans for the week. When I texted this tragedy to John, he responded with a string of screams:😱😱 This man knows me well.Of course, this is part of “the charm” of what it means to live on an island without all the conveniences I have inshore, and usually, this is not a problem. Usually, this is just me, not skipping a beat and going w
already august (opens the original)
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from an island to india (opens the original)
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