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I could feel stuck in a million ways, but then I walk
Thich Nhat Hanh, changing seasons, and a poem
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I Want to Win, I Just Don't Want Anyone to Know
competition vs. cooperation
18
A Blessing for When You Feel Lack
a poem
19
Old Cars, New Love
on nostalgia, mostly
16
Finding a Forgiving Form
on fumbling your art (and life) forward
24
I Want My Imagination Back
where is the creativity in doom?
21
Sense-Memory
a (long and long-overdue) travelogue
11
It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
on cycles
11
One Day We Will All Be Migrants
and an invitation to my ESL class
14
Are you there God?
It's me, writing another poem
6
Marking the Path
on turning 30 and making new rituals
8
Rejection in the Rose Garden
and an intuition worth trusting
3
The Discomfort Avoidance Loop
On being below-average and having an indestructible, marshmallow heart
14
Welcome to Earth School
and hello
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Earth School
Earth School
Lessons from life on earth. Writing about slow living, late blooming, and unlearning.
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