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Perspective is one of the greatest gifts I receive from Yosemite. That middle picture, of Yosemite valley, is one I've wanted to take for...
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Feb 27, 20211 min read
seasons of transition
I'm looking out the window, the same window I've faced for the last year of the pandemic. The same window I've faced for years prior to...
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Jan 4, 20214 min read
Writing Is Designing: Empathy leads the way in UX Writing
Writing Is Designing, by Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle, caught my eye several months ago. The pandemic was growing by the day; I...
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Nov 30, 20201 min read
seasons of joy
A wise friend in their leadership reminded me that true joy is heavy, part of the truth of grief. Especially in the US, we live in a...
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Oct 5, 20204 min read
Why I'm voting for Luz Gomez and Sabina Zafar
Hi San Ramon residents! If you haven't thought about voting yet, it's not too late! You can find out how to vote right here. If you're...
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Sep 26, 20202 min read
How to vote! A simple 1-2-3 plan
Have you made a plan to vote yet? It's easy! 1. First, click here to find out if you're registered to vote and to request a mail-in...
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Sep 14, 20201 min read
some beauty in the ashes
Where we found beauty in the ashes: in the memorial park where we laid flowers on 9/11 (my kid's idea--she is such a magical healer); in...
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Aug 19, 20202 min read
How We Show Up: buy this book!
I think about the word “practice” and all that it means, especially in the context of writing, but also in the context of community. What...
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Aug 17, 20202 min read
writing practice
What a moment, what an era we're living through. It's a lot, no? These days, I'm pulled in as many directions as ever: mom, digital comms...
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Jul 24, 20201 min read
Doing hard things
I'm gonna be jacked, in traction, or both when this is done! 😂 This wooden backyard retaining wall was, at I believe 20 years old, at...
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Jun 19, 20202 min read
Juneteenth
You know how some days, US news makes you want to weep and some days it makes you want to break your phone and some days it makes you...
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Jun 6, 20202 min read
#IAmASuburbanMom
Joy Reid pointed to the #IAmASuburbanMom hashtag and it is quite amazing. I'll share just a few posts; you can add yours below if you'd...
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asj
May 15, 20202 min read
Going inside to go outwild: finding community & connection
It's ironic, but in the midst of this global pandemic, I'm finding more community and connection than I have in a long time. Because life...
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May 11, 20202 min read
on foxes and listening to yourself
This is a story about how I got the hottest ticket in town - to the ER! Friday, in retrospect, did start out on a unique note. Went...
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Apr 22, 20201 min read
Every atom belonging to me...
"Every atom belonging to me as good as belongs to you." - Walt Whitman. Happy #EarthDay So one day while taking a walk during an acro...
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Apr 12, 20202 min read
pink blooms and laundry - what we do and dream now
Outside my window, just beyond the top of my laptop, there is a tree. In deeper spring, it blooms and blooms with small fluttering pink...
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asj
Apr 12, 20203 min read
Cocooning and change in the time of COVID19
We're now 4? more? weeks into strict sheltering in place in California. As I say when people ask how I've been, it's been a...
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asj
Dec 30, 20192 min read
12 minute write: The rollercoaster
Another bite sized fiction piece Why do we place all our trust in mere metal and cloth belts? I have asked my boyfriend this question...
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Dec 29, 20192 min read
12 minute write: Table under a tree
Bite-sized fiction I flit around the kitchen, dusting bits off the counter and rinsing a few plates, and my mind goes to the daughter who...
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asj
Nov 3, 20192 min read
The Grandmas Project
We are film lovers, we humans. We love storytelling in all its forms, but there's something distinct about stories that are told with the...
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