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Truth is a cozy blanket
And if my cat created a simulated version of reality, wouldn't the treats be more accessible?
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Robyn Ryle
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A cuppa is a magical space portal that leads to home
Rituals, travel, and the present moment
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Just go ahead and wear the perfume
On feeling worthy
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There are so many reasons not to go swimming as an adult
Finding my way back to play
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How to preserve food for the winter
An essay of summer bounty
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June 2024

Getting lost in the stacks again
The lost art of browsing for books
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14
The very tiny berries
“This summer is kind of a bust,” I said to my husband this morning.
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Power lines and other things I do not see
When I was doing dissertation research in the Kentucky town where I grew up, people talked a lot about power lines. The newcomers specifically found the…
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12
Pride comes to Madison, Indiana
And maybe everything isn't as horrible and hopeless as we think it is? Maybe?
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"What did they expect? I'm a writer, and I use everything."
Some thoughts on Feud, Truman Capote, the Swans, and being a writer
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May 2024

If a writer could tattoo, what would it look like?
Or maybe writing isn't as lonely as I think it is
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11
In favor of taking more of life lying down
Who said sitting up in chairs was so great in the first place?
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