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A New Year's Menu
Some simple ways to step into a new year, plus a brand new exclusive to Substack poem
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Wrap Your Arms Around the Dark
Honoring this Solstice Eve, and a new to Substack poem
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The Shape of Things
On meeting the moment, and a brand new, exclusive to Substack poem
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As Salt on Snow
Five Glimmers, a Substack subscription sale, and a new to Substack poem
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To Be So Alive in Such a World as This
Falling in love with feeling, plus a poem
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To Be Brave in the Dark
An old favorite poem from my collection New Bird
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The Power of Making and Mending as Radical Acts of Care
Plus an essay from my book, The Perpetual Visitor: A Field Guide for Everyday Artists
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The Perpetual Visitor
The Perpetual Visitor
Poetry, musings on creativity, Big Feelings, and spying the beauty and glimmers tucked into seemingly ordinary moments.
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