Only one week of summer left! I am craving autumn coziness and have been welcoming fall for a few weeks already. Back in the Flow StateI paid a trusted literary press for feedback so I could begin a first-chapter novel rewrite. Which loosens a number of strings across the whole project and leads to a… Continue reading No-Slump September
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send no flowers, the visions never stop
I've been stuck trying to write an intro to this, because it would need so many caveats. I guess I'll make them a footnote?* Zoom into my small existence and I just love my little family. I love my baby! Six months is a fun age! Homemade South Jersey blueberry puree I talk a lot… Continue reading send no flowers, the visions never stop
Three Months of Life
How I Spent My Summer Vacation My summer was split between Being Pregnant But Not Letting People Know (too soon), and then Being Pregnant And Having People Know. At work, sometimes I hauled boxes of yoga mats around, or taught kiddos lessons in a community garden. When I didn't teach in the garden, I prepped… Continue reading Three Months of Life
2 Hot 2 Cloistered
It feels like I've been in survival mode since the end of June. The heatwaves keep coming. This week, Hurricane Debby rolled over us, so temperatures were actually in the 70s. It's just that it stayed humid and the wind was so intense it gave me sinus migraines, blew down trees, and was disruptive overall.… Continue reading 2 Hot 2 Cloistered
Beating the Heat (Or, the heat beats me)
June had a beautiful start, but its last two weeks have been and will be lost to a long heatwave. Water ice has never been more appropriate! It comes with lots of sinus headaches, and fatigue. And longing to be outside in the sun, but staying inside to do yoga instead. Well, I still like… Continue reading Beating the Heat (Or, the heat beats me)