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    perspectives
    asj
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    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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    asj
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    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
    asj
    • Jan 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    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
    asj
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    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
    asj
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    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
    asj
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    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
    asj
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    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!
    asj
    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    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
    asj
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    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
    asj
    • Jul 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    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
    asj
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    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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    asj
    • Jun 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    #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
    asj
    • May 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    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
    asj
    • May 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
    asj
    • Apr 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    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
    asj
    • Apr 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    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
    asj
    • Apr 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    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
    asj
    • Dec 30, 2019
    • 2 min

    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
    asj
    • Dec 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    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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    The Grandmas Project
    asj
    • Nov 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Grandmas Project

    We are film lovers, we humans. We love storytelling in all its forms, but there's something distinct about stories that are told with the...
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