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What Worked and What Didn't in 2025
Plus, 5 (random) favorite things from this year!
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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Costco-Sized Tub of Peanut M&Ms
Everything is fine!
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"So, what's your secret?"
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My Word For The Year
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Drowning in Content
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I Don't Know What I'm Looking For
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The State of Things
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Internet Burnout
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What Worked and What Didn't in 2024
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What Worked and What Didn't in 2025
Plus, 5 (random) favorite things from this year!
 • Ashlee Gadd
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Costco-Sized Tub of Peanut M&Ms
Everything is fine!
 • Ashlee Gadd
Loyalty in Three Acts
loy·al·ty /ˈloi(ə)ltē/
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Mirror Mirror On The Wall
A True Fairytale
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Defining Word: Friction
Fric·tion | ˈfrikSHən | a form of resistance that slows things down
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In Defense of Portfolio Work
Why you should (sometimes) work for free
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Creating for the Algorithm is Not Sustainable
AKA: teaching my kids what "mission over metrics" *actually* means
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On Staying Open to the World
A creative posture for your summer
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Introducing: Embracing Mystery
A Guide for Memory-Keepers
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17 Ways to Stop Being a Writer
It's easier than you think!
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Loyalty in Three Acts
loy·al·ty /ˈloi(ə)ltē/
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15 Things I Don't Do
October 2025 Link Round-Up
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Mirror Mirror On The Wall
A True Fairytale
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Recommendations
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Planting Season
Planting Season
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Slow Faith
Slow Faith
Drew Brown
SLANT LETTER
SLANT LETTER
Stephanie Duncan Smith
Practicing Resurrection
Practicing Resurrection
Sarah J. Hauser
the gold standard.
the gold standard.
Jill Atogwe

link round-ups

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15 Things I Don't Do
October 2025 Link Round-Up
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Touching Humanity
September 2025 Link Round-Up
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Too Many Apps; Too Little Time
August 2025 Link Round-Up
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On Zinnias and Creative Fingerprints
June 2025 Link Round-Up
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A Little Bit Young; A Little Bit Old
March 2025 Link Roundup
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Defining Word: Friction
Fric·tion | ˈfrikSHən | a form of resistance that slows things down
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Taste & See
on extravagance, our trip to Italy, and being gobsmacked in the best possible way
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The Practice
how I fell in love with yoga
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A Beacon of Hope
so many metaphors, so little time
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Waiting On Bread and A Whisper
lessons on discipline, rest, and the creative seesaw
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