by Dawn | Jun 9, 2018 | Parenting, self-improvement
“Who’s up there?” The kid was halfway up the tree. It wasn’t a regular tree–it was a mammoth tree. An “if you fall you’ll be dead,” tree. A tree that went to God. “Get down!” That’s what they say to...
by Dawn | May 13, 2017 | Life
I was taking pictures of dandelions gone to seed when the boy cried, “Hey, Mom!” “Over here!” I said. My moment of artistic inspiration…gone. The boy pushed by me and started to rip up my puffy little subjects, oblivious to the fact I was...
by Dawn | Jun 11, 2016 | Life, satire, self-improvement, Teaching
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO GRADUATES ABOUT CAREERS: Worried about graduation, student loans, and hunting down careers in this bad economy? Don’t be! There are tons of amazing careers out there–even if you’re terrible at your job. Not everyone has to get...
by Dawn | May 27, 2016 | simplicity, writing, Zen
Coffee. Couch. Silence. Glow of the woodstove. “4 AM writing doesn’t get much better than this,” I think. “I am blessed.” I’m sad when the wood stove shuts down for the season. I’m losing an old friend. “Bye,”...
by Dawn | Jan 17, 2016 | Life, motivation, self-improvement, simplicity
“If I had your time…” That’s what I hear from people who don’t want to get things done. “If I had YOUR time…” Always that dark tone, sitting halfway between dismissal and envy…as if it’s somehow my fault time’s cheated them… that I’m some space-time villain who steals...
