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Starting the Year on Solid Ground
A new year "resolution" that is bleeding into every part of my day, and a reminder that our 2026 dreams depend on a sturdy foundation
Jan 12
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This Year Wasn't Meant for a Christmas Card
The best (and worst) of 2025 recapped, and prayers for an abundant, growth-oriented 2026
Dec 27, 2025
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Advice From One Ambivalent Writer to Another
What Betsy Lerner's craft book, THE FOREST FOR THE TREES, has to teach those of us who are our own worst problem as a writer
Dec 2, 2025
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Horror After Horror
Sep 11, 2025
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Field Notes from a Midlife Crisis During the Fall of Democracy
May 22, 2025
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If Only We'd Ordered the Fish
Nov 2, 2025
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To All the Houses I've Loved Before
Jul 11, 2025
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We Will Not Capitulate to Bullies
Sep 20, 2025
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Lessons from Living on Borrowed Time
Aug 18, 2025
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The Five-Minute Experiment
Is five minutes of practice a day superior to an all-or-nothing approach to goal setting? Researchers seem to think so. This month, my family is putting…
Nov 24, 2025
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Can You Resolve Not to Waste This Day?
Cancer, caftans, female friendship, and a reminder that everything about this life is urgent
Nov 17, 2025
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If Only We'd Ordered the Fish
My unexpected Paris bingo card included food poisoning, a jewel heist, a lesson in real romance, and a helpful reminder about managing life's regrets
Nov 2, 2025
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Lifelong Learning with Alicia Meyers
How a dedicated public school teacher broke into the publishing world, and what she has to teach us about making learning FUN again
Oct 5, 2025
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We Will Not Capitulate to Bullies
Even though it's scary. Even though we are watching others do it.
Sep 20, 2025
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Horror After Horror
A moment to feel the heft of our collective sorrow
Sep 11, 2025
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Tomorrow's the National Book Festival
Here's who I'm going to see, and why, if you're a local writer, you should make it an artist's date.
Sep 5, 2025
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