January 31, 2025
0

O Simple Thing —

Motherhood
Dear Emory and Hill -- a few simple things I hope you experience in life.
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January 30, 2025
8

Hidden in Plain Sight.

Motherhood
Reflections on my daughter's middle name, and her ongoing forbearance in the face of an…
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January 27, 2025
26

Matryoshka.

Essays
Reflections on mothering my seven year old daughter -- and how she still needs my…
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January 20, 2025
9

Lowkey Romance.

Mr. Magpie
Ideas on celebrating a lowkey Valentine's Day with your significant other.
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January 14, 2025
0

Reteaching a Thing Its Loveliness

Motherhood
Reteaching a thing its loveliness -- reminding your loved ones of their innate goodness.
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January 8, 2025
6

Fractionality.

Musings + Essays
Thoughts on making time to date my husband, and the power of fractionality.
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December 9, 2024
10

A Winnowing Inward.

Mr. Magpie
Musings on letting go of the inessential as I age.
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November 16, 2024
12

Jen’s Weekend Drafts: Bad Book Girls, Loving Things Moms Say to Each Other + More.

Musings + Essays
Everything that inspired me this week, from being "a bad book girl" to loving things…
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November 8, 2024
4

The Ick Vs. the Swoon.

Mr. Magpie
A list of "swoons" from the early days of dating my husband -- what made…
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November 6, 2024
7

It’s just that —

Essays
Musings on what really matters in life -- not the big, dramatic trips of a…
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November 1, 2024
2

Weird Things We Love about Our Significant Others.

Learnings
A roundup of things we love about our spouses that might surprise you.
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October 22, 2024
2

Of Asphodel.

Musings + Essays
Reflections on William Carlos Williams' poem "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower."
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