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The Year of the Fire Horse, or: How I Missed Last Month’s Blog Post
Sometimes a new year shows us that what we envision is not what the full story of what we need.
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Discord Tanka
A tanka is a Japanese form of poetry which is considered to contain 31 syllables, or five lines of 5/7/5/7/7 syllables. This poem was revised on April 10, 2026.
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How? A Poem for Magic
Written in gratitude for wonder.
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Washington D.C., Thanksgiving, and Reckoning with America’s Past and Present
The final installment of our 2025 family road trip series, and thoughts on the United States of America.
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From Planning to Ponies: Chincoteague Island, Virginia (Part 2)
A Letter to my daughters about our summer trip to Chincoteague, VA.
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From Planning to Ponies: Chincoteague Island, Virginia (Part 1)
I had always dreamed of seeing the wild ponies with my daughters--but were our plans too good to be true?
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Classic Beach & Boardwalk Day in Ocean City, Maryland
We kicked off our summer road trip to the east coast with some classic American nostalgia.
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Horse Girls
National I Love Horses Day recalls books, movies, and the gentle steeds which have been a part of my life's trail.
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Grocery Stories of My Life
Grocery stores do more than provide ingredients; they are part of the feast of our lives.
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On the Arrival of a Parkway Plane Tree
My artist brain gets a new streetside muse.
