Writings

12
Jun
A diamond on the ferry.

A diamond on the ferry.

He picked me up for dinner at the two-story gray Craftsman on Sixth Ave West. The one with the
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12
Jun
On Christmas cards, #MeToo, and feminism.

On Christmas cards, #MeToo, and feminism.

I am sitting at my kitchen bar with a lemon Perrier bottle next to my laptop on faux marble counters.
3 min read
12
Jun
(untitled)

(untitled)

Oslo. June 11, 2004 to August 5, 2017. Oslo (a.k.a. Ch. Nike + Eden’s Seabiscuit), 13, passed away
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12
Jun
Losing Oslo.

Losing Oslo.

Seattle, Washington. Wednesday, August 2, 2017. 10:52 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Dearest Callie, I am sitting on the
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12
Jun
Observations from a year on the edge.

Observations from a year on the edge.

There’s a place I go at the end of the year. That suspended, ethereal place between Christmas and New
9 min read
12
Jun
With cantaloupe, eat ice cream.

With cantaloupe, eat ice cream.

For those times when you’re pinching pennies: One ripe cantaloupe, transported from as far away as possible. Halved, seeds
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12
Jun
For the love of good farmers.

For the love of good farmers.

Apples, cherries, grapes, and hops. I am fascinated with agriculture. Wonder worked its way down my spine while I looked
3 min read
12
Jun
Wednesday, April 13. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Wednesday, April 13. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

Living in a trailer isn’t so bad. That’s what I like to tell myself, anyway. I moved into
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12
Jun
Saturday, March 26th. The shoes I wore to meet the builder.

Saturday, March 26th. The shoes I wore to meet the builder.

Numbers are scary. Numbers signifying your weight, your blood pressure, your bank account balance, your age. Numbers, as it turns
2 min read
12
Jun
A Second Sunday. A first month.

A Second Sunday. A first month.

I didn’t know of Jim Haynes until I read about him this week in Leo Hollis’s Cities Are
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