#16 / The Good Old Days
Hey everyone, Bad news on the caterpillar front. Well, it’s news, anyway—I’m practicing not ascribing value judgments. Our last caterpillar has left home. He...
#15 / The Anxiety Issue
Hey y’all, I’m a bit anxious. We’ve gone from having five radiant caterpillar children to one. I’ve been watching them all week, trying to work on the porch...
#14 / In a Big City
Hi everyone, How about some plant pictures? On Saturday morning, we went to Gethsemane, the nursery up the street, to pick out some plants and pots for the...
#13 / Mattering
Howdy, Well, that was a hell of a week. Now I know what I’ll say to people in fifty years when they ask me: “What was it like to watch history happen in real...
#12 / Justice For Floyd
Heyyy there, Changed up the salutation this week, as you can see. Might make a habit of it. The moment calls for a lighter, more familiar greeting. Maybe as...
#11 / Be An Echo
Hi everyone, Yesterday we went on a walk through Rosehill Cemetery. It was a warm, sunny day, with a nice cool breeze off the lake. Everything was in bloom,...
#10 / Resolve
Hi everyone, This week I realized that I have been doing New Year’s Resolutions all wrong. For most of my life I wasn’t doing them at all. I always thought...
#9 / Keep Trying
Hi everyone, As some of you know, I’ve been lucky to be published a few times in my life. But I’ve also gone through long periods in between. When I was 10,...
#8 / Adventuring
Hi everyone, I took Thursday and Friday off. This corresponded nicely with spring’s long-awaited arrival. The weekend has been so nice that it feels like...
#7 / The Lucky One
Hi everyone, This week we found out that Illinois is extending our stay-at-home order until May 31. We’re also required to wear masks when visiting essential...
#6 / Honey's Not Home
Hi everyone, It’s crazy sunny and gorgeous in Chicago today. Two days ago it snowed all morning. What are you gonna do? I left my neighborhood twice (two...
#5 / Love Is Like a Promise
Hi everyone, It is sunny in Chicago! At least, it has been for maybe three days this week? I’m counting it. On Tuesday it got into the seventies. I got...
#4 / The World Is A Narrow Bridge
Hi everyone, Greetings from week three of self-quarantine. In Chicago we are now under shelter-in-place until the end of April at minimum. McCormick Place,...
#3 / Happy
Hi everyone, Yesterday was my birthday! What is my age? Well, I am either old or young, depending on whom you ask. I can’t go anywhere to celebrate, but...
#2 / Translate Your Love Into Action
Hi everyone, Welcome to weekly email #2! Thanks for sticking around — I feel like the only thing that's not cancelled right now. (P.S. If you're getting this...
#1 / The First One
Hi everyone, I know your inboxes are currently lousy with COVID-19 emails from literally every business you’ve ever even walked past, so I appreciate you...