For my birthday this year the universe gave me Ann Patchett. And my joy and gratitude is such that I’m…
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writing & reading
A good book changes us, inspires us, perhaps even answers a few of life’s questions. Over the years, I’ve shared many personal favorites and this community of passionate readers has responded in kind, with hundreds of book recommendations offered in the comments. You’ll find reviews here, gift suggestions, and lists of favorites, as well as observations about the writing life. Dive in. Read more about what writing & reading mean to me, or browse the archive of stories below.
dear older: I did not expect tears!
My friend, writing colleague, and gardening expert, Margaret Roach and I touch base almost daily. Often it’s just a texted…
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you are enough
“Sit down wherever you are And listen to the wind singing in your veins.” ~ John Welwood You are enough….
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a chat with Anna Quindlen
“Look around at the azaleas making fuchsia star bursts in spring; look at a full moon hanging silver in a…
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on the death of a friend
“I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realizes an emotion at the time. It expands…
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tell me more
a perfect February read
“Lives don’t last; they thrill and confound and circle and overflow and disappear because it’s like this, having a life.”…
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