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What I loved in 2025
Because I can't resist a good list 📓
Jan 3
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Erika Tovi
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Essays for the heart 🍃
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I gave up “the sick girl” identity and found acceptance
There's more to life than being a miracle-in-waiting 🌈
Oct 14, 2025
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Erika Tovi
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After the abuse: the church show goes on
An unwanted reminder of unaddressed wrongs 📬
Jan 14, 2025
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Erika Tovi
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A summer of surprises
On planting in the dark and tumbling into the unexpected 🌱
Aug 23, 2024
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Erika Tovi
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Chronic illness isn't a weed from one's imagination
Longing for gardeners in the medical landscape 🪴
May 31, 2024
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Erika Tovi
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Children's books 🐛
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Lessons from four new-to-me vintage children's books
And how they're helping shape my own stories for kids 📕
Nov 3, 2025
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Erika Tovi
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My small, yet meaningful start to making picture books
I've stopped waiting and started writing 📝
Apr 6, 2025
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Erika Tovi
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I keep getting in library trouble?
+ 5 fantastic picture books just for fun 🦊
Feb 18, 2025
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Erika Tovi
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How my mom illustrated her new life
One of the reasons I'm proud to be her daughter 🎨
Sep 19, 2024
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Erika Tovi
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Notes & creativity ✏️
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What I loved in 2025
Because I can't resist a good list 📓
Jan 3
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Erika Tovi
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Turns out I can't easily picture things in my mind. Can you?
A strange realization about my mind's eye 👀
Aug 11, 2025
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Erika Tovi
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A midsummer dispatch
What I've been enjoying, doing, thinking about, etc 🍅
Jul 17, 2025
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Erika Tovi
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From Scranton to dear old Shiz
7 things that brought me joy this year 👔
Dec 20, 2024
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Erika Tovi
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