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Thirty-five 5K runs!
My year-end total for 5K+ runs is 35. My official goal was to run two, so this is definitely a win for me.
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A Busy Woman, With Concerns
Artist, writer, unapologetic progressive, LGBTQ+ ally
December 2025
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Muse
Creative writing is rough. It’s hard to get anyone interested enough to read what you write. And poetry especially so because so many people are afraid they won’t get it and they decide they are just “not a poetry person.”
An empty shopping mall of an app
A friend called Facebook “an empty shopping mall of an app” and I can’t think of a more appropriate metaphor. Yet, I’m still there...
Why Can’t I Remember What You Sound Like?
I have imaginary conversations with other people in my head all the time, and I can hear their actual voices during their half of the dialogue, but I don’t know that everyone’s brain works that way.
Being mean to myself
It turns out, I am pretty good at being a dick to myself. I try really hard to be kind to other people, but apparently it’s open season on my own self. Read on if you want to hear my self-flagellation over a hike I am planning. I know it sounds ridiculous — because it is.
The Disconnected Heart
I somehow got myself into a stream-of-consciousness headspace when writing this poem, and it was a strange experience to feel so disconnected from my own body as I wrote. But I think the end result is really, really good.