Tag: blogger
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The Catcher’s Mitt.
Hi there, Dear Reader. I’m sitting at our kitchen island, listening to the familiar hum of the dishwasher. It’s nighttime. I have Aquaphor on my knuckles. I’m sipping an IPA while learning to speak Vietnamese. Our house smells comfortingly like garlic. And my face—the supple, smiling cheeks that were so often mistaken for a teenager’s—feels…
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Dear Reader, I Hope Your Life is a Mess.
Hear me out; I’m not a dick. . . . Happy 2024 to you and yours, friend. If I had to sum up my epiphany of this past year, it would be a familiar, yet important one: This is our brief time to shine.* I know I’ve said it many times before, (more or less…
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Ch-ch-ch-changes.
An attitude adjustment. . . . Hi there. It’s SnapDragon. Remember me? January has almost passed us by, and I feel especially unfulfilled as an artist. I feel . . . heavy, even though I’ve lost all the baby weight. I feel . . . an odd mix of mindfulness and dissatisfaction at all that…
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On The Dark.
SnapDragon originally posted this on Wise & Shine, formerly known as Pointless Overthinking. . . . I’m afraid of the dark. Like, for real. And it’s not because I think there are trolls in the basement, or Civil War ghosts in the attic. (But—ahem—now that I’ve revived that thought, I might crawl into bed even earlier tonight.)…
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Shh.
Just Another Day in Paradise, Yo. . . . Hi. How are you, Dear Reader? How do you feel today: body, mind, and soul? Pause. Think. Answer honestly. Me? I’m doing just fine, thanks. I’m currently sitting on our RV love seat, clicking past the miles somewhere between Ohio and Indiana. Sweet Baby Snap is…
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Hidden Away.
I’m still here, yo! And doin’ just fine. . . . Hello, Dear Reader. And greetings from my shockingly somewhat-cleared-off dining room table, where a fresh iced coffee patiently sits within reach. I’m in fruit-punch pink sweatpants. My lips are annoyingly chapped. (takes a deep breath) Blogging is a funny thing: Really, it’s a strangely…
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October: A Month in Review.
So umm. . . yeah. I was going to do this for each month in 2021. This is the second time I remembered. Oh well. So it goes. . . . 1. Trick or Treat, Yo. October is my favorite month, and pretty much always has been. It’s mysterious somehow, which comforts a literary old-soul…
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Little Breaths.
Let us remember that we all require space. Sometimes a little; sometimes a lot. Those quiet times hold such delicious potential; the roots do strengthen, as the vine prepares to blossom. Shh. Close your eyes. Listen. And allow yourself just to be. Wonderful things are on the horizon, are they not? . . . SnapDragon…
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A Welcome Breeze.
This & That from Yours Truly. . . . Hi! And greetings from my parked car. I’ve got the AC chilling on low, Toddler Snap snoozing in his car seat, and a pumpkin iced latte within reach. Each sip reminds me of pleasant fall mornings in my classroom. Singing along with Regina Spektor as I…