Stories I Tell Myself

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Nothing is more beautiful than shadows
At the movies: Sentimental Value and Hamnet
Jan 16 • Emily Frisella
Three Things #3
A pandemic novel, an award-winning film, and the secret language of crosswords
Mar 1, 2025 • Emily Frisella
Life and work on her own terms
Thinking about Gwen John and the notion of progress
Jan 31, 2025 • Emily Frisella
Documenting Joy
Wedding flowers, holiday festivities and everyday happiness
Jan 3, 2025 • Emily Frisella
A December missive
Grey days, joyful reunions, and the delight of being seen
Dec 13, 2024 • Emily Frisella
Three things #2
Artistic ambition, tender love poems, and fresh bread
Nov 22, 2024 • Emily Frisella
Sorrow and sweetness, side by side
Reading the news and revisiting Joan Didion's The White Album
Nov 12, 2024 • Emily Frisella
Three things #1
Taking a sick day, movie night, Halloween nostalgia, and other miscellany
Nov 1, 2024 • Emily Frisella
Stories I Tell Myself
Stories I Tell Myself
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