I’m excited to introduce a new series on the blog today: Freelance Dispatch! (Insert hi-hat cymbals sound.) As the name suggests, this series is going to dive into aspects of… Read more Freelance Dispatch: My (Unexpected) Business Card Design →
Last week I came across this great short video that beautifully illustrates the difference between empathy and sympathy. It’s narrated by Brené Brown, a well-known researcher, speaker, and author who… Read more Empathy vs. Sympathy →
* How cool is this tiny house on Sauvie Island? * Minimalist Wardrobe Resolutions for a New Year * The Hollywood Reporter’s 2016 Actress Roundtable (with Carey Mulligan, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Jane Fonda, Brie Larson, Helen Mirren, Charlotte Rampling, and Kate Winslet)… Read more ‘Round the Web: January 2016 →
I would like to write a poem about the world that has in it nothing fancy. But it seems impossible. Whatever the subject, the morning sun glimmers it. The tulip… Read more Line Break: ‘This World’ by Mary Oliver →
Until about a year ago, it never occurred to me to live in a house. Apartments? Of course. A one-bedroom suite in a character home? Check. A studio in Busan,… Read more Searching for Home in the City of Bridges →
Any of you listening to Half Moon Run these days? A couple different friends raved about this Canadian indie band after seeing them perform at Rifflandia (a music festival in… Read more Half Moon Run →
2016 kicked off with this: A sunny morning, palm-tree reflections on a pool, book (and Joe) by my side, coffee in hand. While this photo probably looks like I was… Read more View from a New Year →
It was the year of the memoir, friends. Five out of the eleven books I read in 2015 were memoirs, one was on how to write a memoir, one was… Read more What I Read in 2015 (My 2nd Annual Book Look-Back!) →