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Fifty Things I’m Savoring: Late September (opens the original)
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“To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.” — Robert Louis Stevenson <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="866.25" src="https://substa
Why France is Overrated (opens the original)
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I just returned from three weeks in France visiting my parents, who have been restoring an old house in the countryside since 2008. This sounds really charming and quaint, exactly like a movie, and for a long time, I went along with the social excitement it would create. Everyone fantasizes about rural France. They’ve seen the movie (okay, that one is set in Italy). They imagine days amongst sunflowers and lavender, tables set with perfect croissants and bowls
What Makes Life Meaningful? (opens the original)
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Hi friends! Two things. This one is long — your email might cut it short so head to Substack to read the full piece. Secondly, I’m adjusting my posting schedule to every two weeks from now until November, to give myself a mini sabbatical and more breathing room. I’m in the process of distilling my next body of work and want to give myself space to think my own thoughts and be guided by my own feelings. If you’d like to read more about taking a sabbatical, I wrote about it in the post below. I ha
Three Food Memoirs I Love (opens the original)
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My daughter and I just made the journey from Maine to France together and arrived at my parents house in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on Sunday, one hour east of La Rochelle on the west coast. But before we talk about France I have to confess: I fell completely in love with Maine. It’s everything I’ve ever dreamed of, all of my Pinterest pins in one, and gave me the best gift for my birthday last week — the deepest peace and joy I’ve felt in a long time. One evening while sitting on the rocky c
Fifty Things I'm Savoring: Midsummer (opens the original)
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“Each person has to discover what will set off those explosions in order to live, since the combustion that occurs when one of them is ignited is what nourishes the soul. That fire, in short, is its food.” — Laura Esquivel, Like Water For Chocolate <div class
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