Read this on galpod.com. "Mom, I like hiking and chatting." "Me too, kiddo. That's why we're doing it." Yes. That's why we're risking...

Read this on galpod.com. Hello! It feels like I haven't written for EVER. I guess it's not that long, but we've been away on our trip and...

Read this on galpod.com. I'll start from the end: if you are interested at all in contemporary culture in the US, you need to read this...

Read this on galpod.com. About a third into this month, I had a breakthrough with the book I'm working on. It's a good thing, of course....

Read this on galpod.com. Our family summer adventure starts in a few days, which means I can't focus on anything. I'm way too excited and...

Read this on galpod.com. I'm sure all five of you reading this are dying to know how the deliberate practice went. My skill for last week...

Read this on galpod.com. I published a story in Medium as part of a writing challenge from The Writing Cooperative. It's a supportive...

Read this on galpod.com. One of the reasons summer holidays freak me out (and freaked me out as a kid) is that I love my routine. I need...

Read this on galpod.com. I have two Israeli friends who live close by. Both have kids, although a little younger than mine (their eldest...

Read this on galpod.com. As you can probably tell, I've been thinking a lot about my plans for the summer. I've had two amazing days in...

Read this on galpod.com. If you've been anywhere NEAR productivity blogs, books, or gurus, you know that deliberate practice is all the...

Read this on galpod.com. Today is the last day of the school year. When I was in school, it was always a sad day for me. I loved going to...

Read this on galpod.com. Unsurprisingly, I'm reading a lot of books about writing lately. I consider it to be an investment, and these...

Read this on galpod.com. I have no time for a real post today. Last week has been crazy, and this one is shaping up to be quite similar....

Read this on galpod.com. I'll start with the conclusion. For me, art is always about truth. Some kind of truth. The artist's truth. As I...

Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been here for years. Decades. Centuries. I’ve seen it all. Lovers, sitting in my shade. Having a picnic....

Read this on galpod.com. Yesterday I took a day off and a good friend and went to see the excellent exhibition at The British Museum that...

Read this on galpod.com. I had a weird weekend. I'm usually full of energy on weekends, but this weekend was hot, and all I wanted to do...

Read this on galpod.com. I've been trying out this habit in which you write ten ideas every day. It can be whatever you like, but they...

Read this on galpod.com. When I was doing my PhD, reading a nonfiction book for fun was out of the question. I had to read so many...