25 things I learned in 25 years of newsletter publishing
In today’s writing circle, fellow writer Alicia asked me if I had just recently launched my newsletter. “No,” I said, […]
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Unfinished or quasi-finished prose that hasn’t been published elsewhere
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Notes from a totality
During a partial solar eclipse in Northern California, the author reminisces about witnessing the 2017 total eclipse in Oregon, planned by their late father. The eclipse profoundly moved the author, sparking a deep realization of humanity’s insignificance in the vastness of space and time.
Avoiding that ‘untitled document’ feeling
You know that feeling when you’re staring at a brand-new Google Doc, and it’s completely white except for the blinking
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Fifth Sun
Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend Camilla Townsend has pulled off a remarkable magic trick
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The tree with the lights in it
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard My rating: 5 of 5 stars It took many months for me to
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Zen, death, love, and an exorcism.
Love and Fear: Stories from a Hospice Chaplain by Renshin Bunce My rating: 5 of 5 stars A Zen Buddhist
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I have heard the toadfish singing.
The toadfish sits on the bottom of the sea, singing a song of love.
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Walking through a shitstorm.
So last week I went for a walk before starting work. It was a simple, small walk, just around the
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Either way, you get your pet back.
My advice is simple: Do not request a teddy bear made out of the shirt of your deceased loved one.
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Grief and gratitude.
I’m not entirely sure I know the difference between grief and depression. My father died on February 7, and for