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Farewell February. I wrote a lot this month!
Here's where you can read what I wrote, if that sounds like fun.
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February reading recap
Four quick fiction books plus nonfiction reads about light pollution, therapy, endangered animals, creativity, and internet scams.
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My interview with Carol Mithers, author of Rethinking Rescue
It's finally live! An in-depth conversation about the ties between human and domestic animal welfare
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Some things I believe
In no particular order.
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Carpe noctem: Notes on The Darkness Manifesto by Johan Eklöf
"Henceforth if you want me after sunset you will only find me by candlelight." ★5
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Notes on my recent internet searches
"Cattle dog puppy. "Cute cattle dog puppy." "Wombat." How online history captures (and misses) life's little moments
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Brief notes on Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Parts of it I loved. Parts of it I did not. ★3
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What's the value of a fox-kit moon?
My sense of wonder is a salve for the sacrifices’ sting—and I would trade even more for moments like this.
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There is no finish line
I want to be done so I can be loved. Maybe the ultimate checklist is separating the two.
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Vignettes from the Florida keys
Moments I just want to remember, as is, instead of shaping into some larger whole
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You know, hedging my communication can be, well, prosocial?
On talking more assertively, leaving room for nuance, and deeply enjoying "Wordslut" by Amanda Montell
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Grief memoirs and chronic illness
Speed reading sad tales, whispering "thank you" for the feelings, and finally writing something about my mom's rheumatoid disease
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