Tonight I planned to write a piece inspired by a podcast I listened to this evening, with a non-fiction writer interviewed on the Longform Podcast (HT the wonderful Sabrina Hersi Issa for recommending it). In the interview, the writer spoke of how long it took for… Read More
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion,… Read More
Things I’ve watched squirrels do today: Run across the neighbor’s roof to the telephone wire, run along the telephone wire towards a tree, lose balance and slide upside down, still gripping the wire from below, panic briefly, turn around and run back to the roof,… Read More
Today is the full moon, day 15 (correction, day 16) of the Moon Cycle blogging project, and two weeks before the official beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere. What’s up for me to write today? The guidelines I created for myself at the beginning of… Read More
“I arise every morning torn between the desire to save the world and the desire to savor the world. It makes it hard to plan my day.” ~ E. B. White These words are on the email signature of Janet Harris, a member of Digital… Read More
Kids are being made, kids are being born, kids are growing up. As I get older more and more of my friends are having kids of their own. From my precociously perfect goddaughters to baby Robin just a few days old (welcome little one!) I have… Read More
Sometimes things happen – like losing one’s wallet. In between Berkeley Bowl and home, it leapt out of my pocket in search of an adventure. I hope it found a good one! I retraced my steps, but to no avail. Maybe it will return to… Read More
Pt. 12/31 in the in the Moon Cycle blog series. “You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible.” ―… Read More
Well, I had my first day missing a post in the Moon Cycle blog project, but I plan to post two today to make up for it. Yesterday I began drafting a relevant and timely piece, but kept having computer challenges and paragraphs were getting deleted. I… Read More
Photo – Drew, Lily, Stevie, Me, Kristin, Karen. Circa 2002. Pt. 9/31 in the in the Moon Cycle blog series. Today I received an email from my friend Stevie, addressed to a group of five women who have been friends for approximately 15 years. Some of our friendships… Read More
Emily Jacobi 