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Accepting the state of unknowing
The beautiful horizon as seen from Mission Peak. Beyond the hills, the Pacific. A great and glorious unknown if ever there was one....
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perspectives
Perspective is one of the greatest gifts I receive from Yosemite. That middle picture, of Yosemite valley, is one I've wanted to take for...
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seasons of transition
I'm looking out the window, the same window I've faced for the last year of the pandemic. The same window I've faced for years prior to...
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Writing Is Designing: Empathy leads the way in UX Writing
Writing Is Designing, by Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle, caught my eye several months ago. The pandemic was growing by the day; I...
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seasons of joy
A wise friend in their leadership reminded me that true joy is heavy, part of the truth of grief. Especially in the US, we live in a...
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Why I'm voting for Luz Gomez and Sabina Zafar
Hi San Ramon residents! If you haven't thought about voting yet, it's not too late! You can find out how to vote right here. If you're...
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How to vote! A simple 1-2-3 plan
Have you made a plan to vote yet? It's easy! 1. First, click here to find out if you're registered to vote and to request a mail-in...
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some beauty in the ashes
Where we found beauty in the ashes: in the memorial park where we laid flowers on 9/11 (my kid's idea--she is such a magical healer); in...
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How We Show Up: buy this book!
I think about the word “practice” and all that it means, especially in the context of writing, but also in the context of community. What...
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writing practice
What a moment, what an era we're living through. It's a lot, no? These days, I'm pulled in as many directions as ever: mom, digital comms...
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Doing hard things
I'm gonna be jacked, in traction, or both when this is done! 😂 This wooden backyard retaining wall was, at I believe 20 years old, at...
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Juneteenth
You know how some days, US news makes you want to weep and some days it makes you want to break your phone and some days it makes you...
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#IAmASuburbanMom
Joy Reid pointed to the #IAmASuburbanMom hashtag and it is quite amazing. I'll share just a few posts; you can add yours below if you'd...
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Going inside to go outwild: finding community & connection
It's ironic, but in the midst of this global pandemic, I'm finding more community and connection than I have in a long time. Because life...
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on foxes and listening to yourself
This is a story about how I got the hottest ticket in town - to the ER! Friday, in retrospect, did start out on a unique note. Went...
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Every atom belonging to me...
"Every atom belonging to me as good as belongs to you." - Walt Whitman. Happy #EarthDay So one day while taking a walk during an acro...
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pink blooms and laundry - what we do and dream now
Outside my window, just beyond the top of my laptop, there is a tree. In deeper spring, it blooms and blooms with small fluttering pink...
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Cocooning and change in the time of COVID19
We're now 4? more? weeks into strict sheltering in place in California. As I say when people ask how I've been, it's been a...
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12 minute write: The rollercoaster
Another bite sized fiction piece Why do we place all our trust in mere metal and cloth belts? I have asked my boyfriend this question...
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12 minute write: Table under a tree
Bite-sized fiction I flit around the kitchen, dusting bits off the counter and rinsing a few plates, and my mind goes to the daughter who...
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