Mommess
So, my tech guy tells me
After my last email newsletter goes out, my bro who serves as background IT support writes, “are you trying to test your readers?” I could almost feel the…
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For My Kids
pink. and red birds
Also: needling noses, feeling for others, juxtapositions of color, spiritual practice, and shielding nature from unwanted gazes. I just heard an excellent spiritual practice is sitting outside for…
Mommess
How to publish a book
I’m a big proponent of the idea that we teach what we most need to know, so today I’m starting today to log my progress publicly. See, I…
Creativity
Covering
I love the idea of covering. The grace of covering came for me over 20 years ago via a fisherman. Today, covering is at the core of how…
Culture
The Pieces You See
Yesterday, the world lost an amazing painter, David Hockney. He passed away at the age of 88. Has there ever been a painting, an illustration, or even a…
Creativity
What I know about social storytelling online
Besides writing an actual story, you know, like a book or play, there are other ways you can tell rich stories using platforms built for social media. And…
Language
Taking time…
On “taking time for oneself,” rest, idiomatic expressions, etymology, and art from this week. I occasionally steal time to do things like watch movies, walk in nature, write…
Creativity
Maker Feature: Toland Colorscope
Includes notes on creativity, ai, and inventing new languages with symbols. The Toland Colorscope system reflects an individual’s labor of love, and showcases people, color, astrology, metaphysics, history,…
Family
Acclimate
A Term of Endearment post with whiffs of ritual and how to help multi-dimensionally on difficult days. My mom is moving. Moved. The last few days consisted of…
Mommess
The digital dance of brand migration
I know how overwhelming it can be to switch a business name, finances, website hosting, 301 redirects, domain names, audiences, branding collateral, social channels, and not lose sales…
For My Kids
Short & Sweet
At my first New York gallery show, an Ukranian artist named Bokov drew caricatures of those present. Mine was a young girl with a big head, tiny neck,…
Mommess
Name-work, paper-work, and identity reboots for language-minded ladies
Today I needed to fill in some paperwork to pick up an official birth certificate for my youngest child and was struck how, as a woman, I’ve needed…