Mid-January Life Update
Today is the start of this month’s blog streak! I’ll be posting every day from now until Saturday. I love blogging week because it pushes me to write more freely. I love it even more this ...
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Tag: parenting
Being Patient
Yesterday, I finished the latest draft of my book, THE EUGENICIST’S ASSISTANT, and sent it off to my agent. After I hit send on the email, I stared at the screen for a moment, thinking about all tha...
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Temporary Joy
I’ve been in a bit of a funk for a few days, and it took me awhile to figure out why– but when it finally crystalized, everything made sense. My daughter’s third birthday was last Mo...
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The Downside of Empathy
One of the biggest reasons to read fiction with a child is to develop his capacity for empathy: a good novel will put you into another person’s mindset. That’s a vital life skill. Empathy ...
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What’s Making Me Happy in April
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a “What’s Making Me Happy” post, but doing this blog series prompted me to write one for April. Coincidentally, my friend Sara Letournea...
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The Path of Anxiety in my Mind
I would not classify myself as an anxious person, but I do have a predisposition towards feeling anxiety once in awhile. When I’m feeling anxiety, there’s an unnaturalness in my brain, a t...
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