Twenty-five years ago, as a new mother trying to figure out what kind of mom I wanted to be,…
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Summer afternoon
Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” …
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Inhabiting a moment
“Everything that is not written down disappears except for certain imperishable moments, people and scenes.” — James Salter, “The Art…
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A Birthday About Giving Back: The Gifts are for YOU
It’s the one part of the publishing process that I truly dread: sending my unedited, ink-just-barely-dry-on-the-page manuscript out into the…
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Berries
As a child, I lived next door to an elderly couple who spent their golden years cultivating gorgeous roses, raising…
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The treasure of an ordinary day
It was the softest of mornings, the quietest of sunrises, the loveliest day to step out into. I cherish these…
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