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Jan 11, 20231 min read
#AmWriting with Jess and KJ
I was honored to appear on writers Jessica Lahey and KJ Dell'Antonia's essential podcast #AmWriting with Jess and KJ. I love this podcast...
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Jan 11, 20233 min read
Rituals
Last night I got the kids in bed and went outside to watch the bats. Our old farmhouse has an attic -- an apparently insecure attic --...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
The Shepherd's Words
As a ten- ,eleven- and twelve-year-old reader, I was obsessed with James Herriot. I read and reread and reread again every one of his...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
A Grand Canal
I've always loved Dublin's Grand Canal, a watery path meandering through a succession of southside neighborhoods before heading out...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read
The trail is beautiful. Be still.
I'm traveling in Ireland this week and spent yesterday fighting jet lag and checking in with some of my favorite spots in Dublin, one of...
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