Writing

12
Jun

Why I went to grad school.

“Herein lies the real value of education. Advanced education may or may not make men and women more efficient; but
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12
Jun

City of Design.

What comes to mind when you think of Montréal? Canada, our friendly neighbor to the north. Quebec. Mt. Royal. 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.
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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
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
On being subtle but not small.

On being subtle but not small.

Subtle. The difference between a male and female jawline. The angle of the forehead, the curve of the brow. There’
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12
Jun
On parenting, love, and simply, what is.

On parenting, love, and simply, what is.

Is the pain of yearning for a child you never had greater than the pain of regretting a child you
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12
Jun
When you're in love with a black baby.

When you're in love with a black baby.

She got on the Number 13 at 2nd and Galer. A white woman and a little black boy. You don’
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12
Jun
Architecture and writing rooms.

Architecture and writing rooms.

The table is dark wood with a walnut swirl, 5-6 feet in diameter. It’s nestled in the southeast corner
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12
Jun
On what designers can learn from icebergs and Ernest Hemingway.

On what designers can learn from icebergs and Ernest Hemingway.

My favorite passages In Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast are the direct, austere descriptions of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Painting
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