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Cloudy with a Chance of Serendipity: On Embracing Obstacles
I don’t like going out. I’m an anxious person, and going out involves all sorts of unexpected snafus that usually heighten my anxiety....
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Sep 262 min
On Morning Pages and Writing Daily
I recently started my 16th morning-pages notebook. I’ve been doing morning pages more or less regularly since the end of 2020. Most days,...
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Sep 193 min
On AI and Being Human
The debate about AI has been rending communities apart. My beloved literary community keeps arguing about the use of AI, and the debate...
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Sep 122 min
Book Review: Small Great Things
The story centres around Ruth Jefferson, an experienced African-American labour and delivery nurse who finds herself at the centre of a...
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Sep 53 min
What Writing Takes
I’ve been reflecting lately on what it takes to be a writer. There are thousands, probably even millions, of people out there who want to...
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Aug 293 min
The Power of Why
Every year , before the beginning of the school year, I set goals for myself. At some point quite recently, I realised that I...
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Aug 224 min
Book Review: Little Boy Missing
On Trust, Tragic heroines, and telling Full disclosure: Lucy (AKA Lizzie Fry) is my mentor . One of the reasons I chose to work with her...
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Aug 154 min
Travel Log: Paris During the Olympic Games
We had the absolute privilege to attend some Olympic events in person this year. First, logistics. It was nice to have the games so close...
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Aug 83 min
On Boredom and Writing
I’m at the tail end (under sixty days left) of the year-long meditation course over on Headspace. It has taken me over a year for various...
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Aug 16 min
Visiting Israel: a breakdown
I took the young people to Israel earlier this summer. I’ve been thinking about writing about the trip here. On the one hand, it’s...
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Jul 252 min
Working with a Mentor
I started working with my mentor, Lucy, in September 2021, when I was a wee baby writer. Until then, I’ve been attending my beloved...
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Jul 111 min
Things I (Re)Learned This School Year
I honestly thought I had written a blog post about what I learned the previous year in July last year. It turns out it was two years ago....
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Jul 43 min
Doing the Work
I recently read Josh Kaufman’s The First 20 Hours. When I say read, I mean I diligently read the first three chapters, and when he...
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Jun 274 min
A Story is Born
I was telling some writer friends that I was starting a new project when someone asked about my “starting process.” It made me chuckle. I...
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Jun 202 min
On Minors and Responsibility
This post started with a word trail. I was looking at the roots of the words miner and minor because I thought a miner works underground,...
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Jun 132 min
A Letter to My Daughter on her Thirteenth Birthday
My love, My, how you’ve grown this year. I say this every year, and every year, it’s true. But this year, I feel like it’s particularly...
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Jun 62 min
Embracing My Multipotentiality
I’ve long known I’m a student at heart. I love learning new things. My LinkedIn profile is all over the place. I was a software...
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May 303 min
Book Review: Leonard and Hungry Paul
TL;DR: A fantastically slow book about regular people muddling through regular life. What are you waiting for? Go read it. I’m indebted...
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May 232 min
Attention, Mindfulness, and Emails
During our time in Kyoto, we had the privilege of witnessing a traditional tea ceremony. As I observed the meticulous tea preparation...
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May 166 min
Retrospect Travel Log: Japan Part 2 - Iiyama and Kyoto
Welcome back to the Retrospective Travel Log for our Japan trip. If you missed the first part, here it is. We left our intrepid explorers...
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