Very Personal Ads #143: wishes x10

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted. I always get useful information about my relationship with various...

Hello, April. 2012.

Dear April, (The month, that is. For some reason, it seems weirder to write a letter to a month when it sounds like a letter to a person. I don’t know what we’re going to do in June.) Anyway… Hi, new month. I have been avoiding writing to you. I have been...

Very Personal Ads #142: Lovingly.

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. Each week I write these VPAs to practice asking for what I want. And to get clarity on what that really is, even when asking feels conflicted. I always get useful information about my relationship with various...

Friday Chicken #191: but better

In which I cover the good stuff and the hard stuff in my week, trying for the non-preachy, non-annoying side of ritual and self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. It has been a looooong Friday to end an even longer week. In fact, I’m pretty...
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