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Confessions & Coffee | A Biweekly Newsletter about Books, Writing, and the Art of Paying Attention
Grab a coffee and join me! Let's start by getting to know each other...
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A Little Life List: When Mean Girl is on Your Shoulder
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Writing And Caregiving: Can They Play Nicely Together?
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Objects That Help Me Think | Writing, Attention, and the Work Before Words
How do objects help us think when language hasn’t arrived yet?
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The Life-Changing Book Club: A Seasonal Reading Practice
Introducing a slower way of reading: a memoir, a mystery, and a mixed-bag book chosen each season to live with over time.
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Six Life-Changing Books We Read Together This Year (+ Books for 2026)
In 2025, we've read some brilliant books together, and I've got a few more for you, too!
Dec 21, 2025
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Your Year in Review
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What’s Pulling Your Attention?
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A Phone Call, a Terrible Accident, and a New Life Changing Book: The Life Impossible
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Six Life-Changing Books We Read Together This Year (+ Books for 2026)
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Dec 21, 2025
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A Phone Call, a Terrible Accident, and a New Life Changing Book: The Life Impossible
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When the Ultrasound Tech Asked If I Was a Writer…
When the ultrasound technician asked if I was “the writer,” it made me reflect on creativity, edits, ghostwriting, and the joy that roots all my work…
Oct 31, 2025
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Between Seasons and Stories
Reading The Snow Child as the seasons shift: your invitation to read with me
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Why We’re Reading The Snow Child
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Sep 12, 2025
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Confessions & Coffee
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Objects That Help Me Think | Writing, Attention, and the Work Before Words
How do objects help us think when language hasn’t arrived yet?
Jan 16
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Alice Kuipers
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Your Year in Review
Watch now | Reflection in the quiet hours—please join me x
Dec 5, 2025
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What’s Pulling Your Attention?
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Nov 21, 2025
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When the Ultrasound Tech Asked If I Was a Writer…
When the ultrasound technician asked if I was “the writer,” it made me reflect on creativity, edits, ghostwriting, and the joy that roots all my work…
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Alice Kuipers
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What’s the Story You Tell About Home?
A rainy challenge. A city seen anew. A reflection on the stories we tell about home. What’s yours?
Oct 3, 2025
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How To Build Your Summer Reading List
Turn your teetering #TBR pile into a pleasure
Jun 27, 2025
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A Little Life List: Want To Go on Retreat? BUT YOU CAN'T?
When ALL the beautiful retreat offerings are NOT possible here are some small steps you can take.
Jun 20, 2025
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Waiting In The Wings: Catching Ideas as They Fly By
And concrete tips once you have an idea so you know what to do with it.
May 23, 2025
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A Little Life (Un)List: For an End and a Beginning
Grab a coffee and join me at the edges. xoxo
Jan 3, 2025
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