Life
Other People Are Using the World, Too
A weekend of Car Week annoyances sent me down a rabbit hole about consideration and perspective
Gardening
An Entirely Reasonable Interest in Cucumbers
Ten observations from the garden this summer (so far)
Aging
9 Signs Your Bucket List Has Evolved into a Death Tour
Why midlife dreams start looking less like skydiving and more like finally learning Icelandic
Aging
By 50, You’re Done With More Than You Think
What changes for women in midlife and why you stop tolerating things that used to feel normal
Life
Take the Picture, Because You'll Forget More Than You Think
What a bizarrely calm bird taught me about memory, detail, and proof
holidays
I'm Not an April Fool's Person
On pranks, awkward social scripts, and quietly stepping out of the joke
Life
Somewhere Between Winter and Whatever Comes Next
Turning fifty, rearranging a life, and letting the space tell the truth
Life
Eleven-Year-Old Me Had a Plan
What she got wrong about adulthood and what she understood better than I did
Life
What I Kept, What I Threw Away, and Why It Mattered
On cleaning out our house, reclaiming a space, and choosing the present
Internet
Being Seen Is Not the Same as Being Available
On attention, assumption, and choosing where access ends
Life
What I’m Doing When I Don’t Have Much to Give
Keeping commitments and maintaining creative connection during an intense stretch
Life
Life, Slightly Out of Order
A quiet check-in during a slightly unsettled stretch