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Writing

Access issues of my twice-monthly letter, The Wild Now, plus a growing collection of poems, personal essays & creative nonfiction

Girl at night on top of rock near ocean looking at starry sky with arms outstretched
Wild Now

Experimenting with joy

Helping you find your joy every day, a self-support toolkit + an important update
What is this static? Old question for a new year
Wild Now

What is this static? Old question for a new year

Thoughts on living with wonder in the midst of suffering
Imagine of painting of two bears dancing in the kitch
Wild Now

What is your version of dancing bears?

One more Christmas: A poem-story about memory & time travel
Where can you find a little good news?
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Where can you find a little good news?

A mindshift story about what it means to be strong in the midst of loss
What has someone given you?
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What has someone given you?

A story about ravens, crows, and letting your purple show
How do you hold on as the world rumbles and rolls?
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How do you hold on as the world rumbles and rolls?

A two-part story, with earthquake, millipedes, and a visit from Rumi
The secret life of satellites and mushrooms
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The secret life of satellites and mushrooms

An unlikely Thanksgiving story about what we’re given + Free e-Book
Spending time in salmon nation
Wild Now

Spending time in salmon nation

Two stories about being curious to feel more alive
What if you are enough?
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What if you are enough?

A tiny mouse story about fear and freedom
Enduring—exploring loss and joy following an election
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Enduring—exploring loss and joy following an election

Flutes, spiders, and thoughts on how we live, together
Watercolor illustration of woman, own, coyote and nature.
Wild Now

Are you living in the Wild Now?

Three small stories to help you come back to your senses
Talking about the power of moments
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Talking about the power of moments

Video replay inside
What if there’s peace here? Singing in a tree + a free Summit on Inner Peace
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What if there’s peace here? Singing in a tree + a free Summit on Inner Peace

From the Journal | April 13, 2024
What if you could open a moment?
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What if you could open a moment?

From the Journal | Early March 2024
Of mind and magnets, or what happens when the caregiver forgets her own care
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Of mind and magnets, or what happens when the caregiver forgets her own care

A personal story from the Journal | Groundhog's Day 2024
What makes you feel your aliveness? Singing to the moon, a muskrat friend & how to fall up
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What makes you feel your aliveness? Singing to the moon, a muskrat friend & how to fall up

From the Journal | December 1-11, 2023
Memory artifacts (Part 2): Holding on to the ones we love as we live through the holidays
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Memory artifacts (Part 2): Holding on to the ones we love as we live through the holidays

5 Resources & One Next Step for Making Your Own Meaning This Season
Memory artifacts (Part 1): The magic of bowls, bracelets, a curious cat, and meaning-making
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Memory artifacts (Part 1): The magic of bowls, bracelets, a curious cat, and meaning-making

From the Journal | November 1-7, 2023