I know I am supposed to be writing new stuff – and I am, sort of. Not sort of. Exactly new stuff. But it is all school stuff. All of it. The thing I posted yesterday was written seven years ago. The thing I posted before that – three months ago. The last podcast I published – December. That was also the last we recorded anything new. I told myself that I was not going to do … [Read more...] about April Math (8+8+8 rule)
The Second Charcoal Fire
The Woman I Am with Him is the Woman I Am
Look, I’ve read the same memes you have. I have watched the same talk shows, listened to the same gurus, read the same books, flipped through the same articles, conversed over the same meals, and drank the same wine. I know the kind of woman I am supposed to be. The kind of woman I am supposed to want to be. The kind of women I am supposed to have for friends and encourage them … [Read more...] about The Woman I Am with Him is the Woman I Am
Happy New Year Y’all – Intentionally
It is a brand new year, y’all. 2024. More accurately, it is already the 4th day of the new year. For those four days, I have been intentionally unintentional – and it has been magical. First, I ended 2023 well. I used the break from school to be intentionally gentle with myself. There were things I wanted to do, productive things, like read smart stuff, declutter neglected … [Read more...] about Happy New Year Y’all – Intentionally
“Your Whole Life is a Story”
This comment, "Your whole life is a story," is capable of stopping me in my tracks. I have come across it in numerous ways: in memes, motivational speakers, writer seminars, and said to me directly. What is most interesting about it today is how this one six-word sentence can mean so many different things. Often, it is presented as a promise of possibility. This life is … [Read more...] about “Your Whole Life is a Story”
Today, I Learned (TIL)
TIL I have seen that little TIL acronym a hundred times, and, for whatever reason, I still have to think about what it means. Sometimes, it takes a little longer than others, but even when I get there quickly, it takes enough time for my brain to register that it had to think about it. “When I read your writing, I hear you saying it.”“You put exactly what I was … [Read more...] about Today, I Learned (TIL)