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Come in! I saved a seat for you by the fire. We’ll tell each other stories from life’s middle act and seek delight despite the world’s fuckery. Beware of husband. Kids are also shady. WIFE IS COOL. Meetups are weekly.
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Goodbye Long, Wandering Summer Days (opens the original)
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Hi, it’s me.Something shifted for me this summer, and I didn’t notice it happening until it was already done. That’s how seasons work, I guess. You don’t feel the Earth tilt. You just wake up one morning needing a sweater.I took a writing hiatus in July, and I’ve been a little loosey-goosey around here since (you may have noticed). Summer was productively unproductive! I woke up with the sun (not my alarm), took work breaks in the garden, and listened to live music outdoors as God intended.<a cl
No One’s Really Got It Figured Out Just Yet (opens the original)
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Hi, it’s me.I’ve been listening to Alanis Morrisette almost nonstop lately — in the garden, in the shower, in the car, always full blast, always singing along with her. I’m of the Jagged Little Pill generation, of course, so this isn’t the first time I’ve listened to Alanis nonstop. Back in 1995 when it was first released, I was obsessed then, too — living with roommates in a giant craftsman apartment on Lower Queen Anne by the Bartell Drugs. Or maybe we were in the apartment below Dexter with a
Ask Me Anything About the Middle! (opens the original)
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Hi, it’s me.Thanks for all of your lovely comments on last week’s name change announcement! I read them all but HAVEN’T HAD A MOMENT to respond thoughtfully this week — I’m wrapping up an intense deadline at work and had to preserve my executive function capabilities for all that. I’ll get back to it over this weekend!Because I’ve been mostly offline t
Introducing: Stay Strong In the Middle! (opens the original)
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Hi, it’s me.Three summers ago when Bryan was going through chemo for colon cancer, we invested in a couple of inflatable stand-up paddle (SUP) boards for something fun to do during a season that was otherwise feeling dark and twisty. At the time, I was also going through physical therapy after an osteoarthritis diagnosis in my knee, and was beginning to feel strong and pain-free for the first time in five or six years.At first I paddled around Green Lake straddling the board, then on my knees. T
My Garden Is a Flop (But Whatever. It’s Fine.) (opens the original)
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Hi, it’s me.Welcome to my Wednesday newsletter! On Thursday! Apologies for being late to my own party. Y’all, it’s been a stressful week.But whatever. That’s not even what I wanted to write about. What I came here to say is that my garden was kind of a flop this year.And that’s… not?… a stressful topic?Hear me out.Okay, but I have other emails to read…THURSDAY emails.Look, I need you to…I’ll make it quick.Fine.</spa
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