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Is anyone else out there in tears over Patti Smith's performance?
I am, I am. I wish I could write something to appreciate how much her writing makes me feel, how it's both so magical and so earthly. How...
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asj
Nov 8, 20162 min read
Pre-Election Night Gratitude
The Grand Canyon says it better than I can. But here's what I mean: I have so much love for all of you who have worked so hard for so...
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asj
Aug 5, 20163 min read
#BlogHer16: Who we are beyond "mommy bloggers" matters. Acknowledging it could save a life
What do you think of when you think of maternal mortality, if you think of it? (Stick with this for a sec, we get inspirational in a...
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asj
Aug 5, 20163 min read
#BlogHer16: Morning Session on Back To School!
Now that I lured you in with that vague but cheery title, let's talk about what's going on at BlogHer so far. Since we're in back to...
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asj
Aug 5, 20162 min read
#BlogHer16 - LA Impressions
Within an hour of landing at LAX, I see: - Craig Robinson waiting for his luggage at the oversize luggage place. It doesn't seem...
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asj
Aug 5, 20162 min read
#BlogHer16: It's Go Time!
Ah, BlogHer. It's one of those conferences that's so large, attracts such a diverse group, and has evolved so much that it's difficult to...
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asj
Jun 13, 20163 min read
Too much social media? YEP.
There is such thing as too much social media. It's hard work to create substantive, compelling, shareable content. It's *harder* to...
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asj
May 3, 20162 min read
daily magic: the kid in the carpool line
I am reading Patti Smith's M Train, and it is Patti Smith just the way I love her, flexing her literary chops, her prose so fine and...
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asj
Mar 31, 20162 min read
when I became a writer
I'll always remember: This is the golden latte I was sipping and gripping when someone asked if I was a writer. I had a notebook and a...
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asj
Mar 30, 20161 min read
poetry as honesty
Poems, like most great art, are the art of telling the truth of life just as we live it. I learned this in the work of Joy Harjo, Mary...
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asj
Mar 9, 20162 min read
Book review and revelation: When Breath Becomes Air
Last Thursday, I received in the mail When Breath Becomes Air. By Saturday, I had finished it from cover to cover. I read everything,...
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asj
Mar 9, 20162 min read
Why Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan Tatum lip sync battling is all you need in life
If you watch that video and never come back to finish this post, I'd forgive you. I'm typing away to the rhythm of Ginuwine's "Pony." It...
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asj
Mar 1, 20163 min read
A Self-Care Post for January, in February
The work is to find that summer every day, many times a day. When I saw Beth Kanter's call for blogposts for a blog carnival about...
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asj
Feb 27, 20161 min read
#poetry: By its right name
#poem #poetry #becoming #amwriting #reminder #love
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asj
Jan 5, 20161 min read
on poetry
From Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me Poetry as the end of language, or the edge of language. Poetry as the point of contact...
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asj
Jan 4, 20161 min read
Keep still even as you keep moving
Were you ever told to keep silent? Keep still, be quiet. Save it for later. There was one time when this was a gift: I think of the Grand...
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asj
Jan 2, 20161 min read
A Single New Year's Resolution: Year of Yes!
Let hope drive action more, anxiety drive inaction less. In other words, have a Year of Yes! It seems like commonsense on paper:...
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asj
Nov 28, 20153 min read
How To Love Periscope 101
If you haven't downloaded the free livestreaming app Periscope, now's the time! Here it is on Google Play and iTunes. This is the place...
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asj
Nov 27, 20151 min read
thanksgiving
Despite what it looks like, it wasn't quiet and peaceful. :) Chaos of kids all around, and only one minor tummyache. We are joyful,...
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