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Word Trail: The Origins of Cure and Secure
Read this on galpod.com. I found myself wondering about the origin of the word cure and whether it is related to the word secure. I...

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Oct 9, 20231 min read


Friday Prompt: Safe
Read this on galpod.com. Today, I invite you to think about where and when you feel safe. How does it feel in your body? Describe every...

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Oct 6, 20231 min read


Harness AI Power for Craft Learning: Voice and Words with Concrete Examples
Read this on galpod.com. While AI can’t replace human writers, I think it’s an excellent tool for human writers. Not to write for us—as I...

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Oct 2, 20233 min read


Friday Prompt: Highlights
Read this on galpod.com. Today, I invite you to reflect on the past week. Make a list of the best moments this week—three is a minimum....

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Sep 29, 20231 min read


Surviving Struggle Days: How to get back to writing and why
Read this on galpod.com. Last week, I had a horrible day. I’m talking a don’t-see-a-point-in-getting-out-of-bed kind of day. An...

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Sep 25, 20234 min read


Friday Prompt: Magic
Read this on galpod.com. Autumn always makes me think of magic. The environment around us undergoes dramatic transformations. Unlike in...

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Sep 22, 20231 min read


September Sentimental Surges: Reinvention, Ambitions, and Fresh Starts
Read this on galpod.com. I recently read Good Years by Maya Arad (in Hebrew). It tells the story of an Israeli living in the US through...

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Sep 19, 20232 min read


Friday Prompt: Memories
Read this on galpod.com. “I suspect that everything we remember has symbolic meaning, is re-delivered to us as a suggestion, a lesson, a...

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Sep 15, 20231 min read


Book of the Month: Yellowface By Rebecca F. Kuang
Read this on galpod.com. TL;DR: Read it. I downloaded this book while we were on our summer trip. To be honest, I wanted something light...

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Sep 12, 20232 min read


Friday Prompt: A Fresh Start
Read this on galpod.com. The beginning of the school year is always a great opportunity (for me, at least) to reflect on what I want to...

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Sep 8, 20231 min read


What Am I Doing Write?
Read this on galpod.com. Sorry, I had to. Puns make me happy. This August, I found myself teeming with creativity and getting a lot done....

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Sep 5, 20232 min read


Empty Nests and Full Lives
Read this on galpod.com. Programming note: the newsletter is taking July and August off to spend more time with its family. Regular...

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Jul 4, 20233 min read


Friday Prompt: Assumptions
Read this on galpod.com. First, a programming note: The prompts and the writing together sessions are going on a summer holiday for July...

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Jun 30, 20231 min read


On Trust and Partnership
Read this on galpod.com. A while back (over four years ago, actually), I wrote about using the word partner rather than husband. Lately,...

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Jun 27, 20232 min read


Friday Prompt: Trust
Read this on galpod.com. Today I invite you to think about trust. What does trust mean to you? Who do you trust and why? Who trusts you,...

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Jun 23, 20231 min read


Productivity is NOT About Focus; It’s About Balance
Read this on galpod.com. I go around the productivity carousel quite often. The carousel consists of fairly established points: first, I...

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Jun 20, 20233 min read


Friday Prompt: Influences
Read this on galpod.com. In music, there’s a lot of talk about influences. Today I invite you to consider yours. Please don’t confine...

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Jun 16, 20231 min read


A Letter To My Daughter on Her 12th Birthday
Read this on galpod.com. My love, My, how you’ve grown this year. We’ve had quite a busy year with a lot of travel. Travel is hard. It...

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Jun 13, 20232 min read


Friday Writing Prompt: Expectations
Read this on galpod.com. Today I invite you to write about expectations. Set a timer for five minutes and write everything that comes up:...

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Jun 9, 20231 min read


On Returning to a Routine
Read this on galpod.com. During half term, we went to Italy to hike the trails near Madonna Di Campiglio and see some family by Garda...

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Jun 6, 20232 min read
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