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- Sep 22, 2026
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The One Where I Lose My Job (opens the original)
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This one hurts to write. Not because it was my dream job. It wasn’t. Not because I loved my colleagues. I didn’t—well, for the most part. Not because I had notions of moving up the ladder and spending the rest of my career there. I didn’t; there were no apparent rungs for me to climb; I spent 5.5 years there and never had a title change. Read more
Why I Didn’t Turn my Hellish August into Poetry (opens the original)
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Hi, friends. I hope this liminal space between summer and autumn is finding you healthy and happy in spite of what’s going on in the world. In August, I had to put some things down that bring me joy to deal with things that don’t due to their urgency. On a Thursday night I was walking from my living room to my kitchen when I stepped in a wet spot. I looked up to find water dripping from the ceiling. As someone who had already had two water issues in the house in the previous two years, I knew th
“Be where your feet are” (opens the original)
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In the morning I drive west as if heading straight into the horizon’s mouth; meeting the sun in a stare as she stirs. It makes me believe God is a woman. It makes me swallow before I speak.It’s littl… Read more
Poetry Updates / Reflections (opens the original)
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Hi, friends! It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I went with family up to northern Wisconsin for an extended weekend. If you’ve never been to Door County, I recommend it. I’ve been there at least once … Read more
ephemeral summer (opens the original)
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Maybe it’s just the poet in me or maybe it’s in my blood but I’m constantly trying to turn everything into a metaphor for life. Summer is a perfect example, the way it’s fleeting. The way the solstic… Read more
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