Time Is An Old Friend
This year is winding down, and it has both felt like forever and like I blinked and it’s gone. So much has happened and so much has not. Yet, anyway. Best Of...
Like Bright Stars
Today, I am doing nothing of consequence. I am taking it easy, putzing around, not setting a schedule for myself beyond “do yoga this afternoon.” It’s...
It Does Happen Here
Below, you will find an essay by my friend Sigrid. Sigrid is good people and is sharing their experience in Minnesota. If you ever wondered if you would...
Who Runs Into the Storm?
Currently listening to: It’s still Florence + the Machine’s new album. Currently enjoying: The cinnamon candle on my desk. Looking forward to reading: Alix...
A Full Heart and Florence
This has been such a good week. My whole heart is stuffed with hope and joy. And it’s an odd thing to feel that and realize there were things weighing my...
I Got to Hold My BOOK!
But first, a link to handy resources for food/housing, etc, during this awful time: http://findhelp.org/ If you’re able to, donate to World Central Kitchen,...
Generative AI Is Bad: Here's Why
Since it burst into the mainstream consciousness like the creature from Spaceballs, with all the glitz and glamour of NFTs or bananas duct taped to a wall, I...
And so, it goes
Confession: I drafted a different newsletter. I was a paragraph or two away from being done, when something shifted my mood. And I couldn’t finish it. Maybe...
Showing Care, Writing Letters, and Some Joys
“Sometimes, the brave person has to be you.” I wrote that on Bluesky yesterday as a reminder to myself, and I felt like it’d be useful to others. Being brave...
What to Do When You're Afraid
When I was a kid, I was terrified of horror movies. I couldn’t watch them, couldn’t be in the same room if they were on. I was particularly scared of...
the foolishness of heartstuff
I have never met a person who was difficult to love. Yes, people can be difficult, but difficult to love? No. Love is easy. Love is simple. Love simply is,...
Things You Can Do
With the firing of Jimmy Kimmel, which is actual government censorship according to AP, here’s something you can do: put a letter in the mail to Disney....
Do the Thing
Lately, I have been reminded time and again—perhaps too many times at this point—that life is short. Sometimes, you can see the end barreling toward you....
Offerings for Ordinary Gods Cover
Darlings, the cover for my forthcoming poetry collection from CLASH Books is live! It’s up! It’s a real thing you can look at. And preorder. (Do that. Will...
On Poetry
Writing a poem is, honestly, often about vibes. No, really. How a poem makes a reader feel is the most important thing—although, exactly what those feelings...
Plans, Quirks, and Self-Work
I’m a person who loves plans, for a lot of reasons. For one things, it’s a security thing—I like to look at where I’m going, how I’ll get there, when I...
August Is Always Full of Ache
I lost someone close to me, this week. It was not unexpected, but impending grief does not eradicate that grief. Knowing about it beforehand—like the sword...
On the Subject of Sadness and Sweetness
Yesterday was the anniversary of the day my mom died. I hate—hate—using the word anniversary. Because those are supposed to be happy things. But there isn’t...
We Are All Stories, Too
Recently, I was talking to a friend about the things that hold us back, the ghosts from another life. The secrets laced into memory, the things we carry but...
[KERMIT FLAIL] Who Wants a Poetry Collection?
Wellllll, I’ve got cool news! July 2026, I have a poetry collection coming out with CLASH Books! To say that I am hyped is an understand. I am a human Kermit...