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It's the something-est time of the year! Caring for PeopleChristmas 2023 took over my whole month of December, and that's OK, because the two themes this year have been: Time with my loved ones, and service to others (through community orgs I love.) I think this is the best case scenario, for grown-ups. I feel… Continue reading Celebrating people, and community
When Spotify Wrapped told me this, I was not surprised: My number one album of the year was The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monae. Every time I listen, it feels like summer at a pool party or on the beach. I was telling a dear friend recently that this is my most up-beat December… Continue reading Upbeat at Year’s End
Just around the time I found my craving Angela Carter and rereading the short stories in The Bloody Chamber, and also kept encountering* and reading other short works of fiction, I was also bumping into the idea of a literary Advent calendar. The idea is simple: read one short story every day for a month.… Continue reading 28 Short Stories / “literary Advent calendar” if you insist
I've been home for a week, and all I can say is that the jetlag is lessening. But it's still with me. The first day of a vacation is always magical, because it's a novel state to be in. Taiwan is so exciting: Japan made me want to take pictures of EVERYTHING! I had to… Continue reading Looking with Fresh Eyes
A few days before the trip, I got this fortune: Discipline is wisdom and vice versa. I fully agreed! I'd taken the end of summer and early autumn to hone my discipline on some writing and professional goals, while also trying to manage some digestive health stuff. (I quit coffee, it was hard, but I… Continue reading A Luxurious Trip
Laura Eppinger 