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Four Reasons to Take a Pandemic Vacation
Creativity, Lifestyle, mental health

Four Reasons to Take a Pandemic Vacation

So here’s the thing. I need a vacation. You probably do, too. But we all know there’s no such thing … Continue reading Four Reasons to Take a Pandemic Vacation

What I’ll Be Doing in 2020
Lifestyle, Psychology

What I’ll Be Doing in 2020

Ever since my goal of completing a post-diagnosis 5K hit a wall in October 2019, I’ve been skittish about setting … Continue reading What I’ll Be Doing in 2020

The Healing Grace of Friendship
Healing, Memoir

The Healing Grace of Friendship

My father, like most fathers of daughters, had no sense of fairness. On camping trips, he assigned my mother and … Continue reading The Healing Grace of Friendship

How Rage Is Shutting Down American Politics
current events, Musings

How Rage Is Shutting Down American Politics

As a high school and college student, I aspired to change the world. I binge-watched The West Wing before binge-watching … Continue reading How Rage Is Shutting Down American Politics

Musings

Home Has Magnetic Pull

When I was living on my own, it didn’t matter what time I got home. Or whether I came home … Continue reading Home Has Magnetic Pull

Memoir

One Month in Bangkok

I had my first encounter with immersive language learning when I lived in Thailand for a month. I was 23 … Continue reading One Month in Bangkok

Memoir, Musings

Navigating Religious Differences: An Agnostic Visits Christian Family

I grew up in a religious community that fanatically converted neighbors, friends, and relatives. A Sunday wouldn’t go by without … Continue reading Navigating Religious Differences: An Agnostic Visits Christian Family

Memoir, Musings

My First Date at 32

When people ask why I’ve never dated, I give the most obvious reasons. Glasses. An unhealthy obsession with Shakespeare. Shyness. … Continue reading My First Date at 32

Musings

12 Ways to Scare Yourself Silly in 2014

Eleanor Roosevelt once advised, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” I’ve always thought aiming for that daily was … Continue reading 12 Ways to Scare Yourself Silly in 2014

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A Good Guest

Tonight I worked a late substitute shift at a library two hours from my house. When I walked in the … Continue reading A Good Guest

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