Year: 2016

Jul 02 2016

Bravery, Plant Based Lifestyle, Running with Dog

Green Inside, Green Outside

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The first time I gave more than a passing thought to what was actually behind the plastic wrap and on the Styrofoam trays in the meat section of the grocery...

Green, Nature, running, Running with Dogs, Straxi

Jun 18 2016

Bravery, Training, Writing

Fire Extinguisher

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So part of my summer vacation was intended to be work on how I can best recharge my batteries during the semester. I do a very, very bad job of...

self-care

May 22 2016

Running, Running with Dog, White privilege

The Rain Finally Stops

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So the past few days have sort of been a blur of…well, rain and video games. The combination of the release of the newest DLC for Fallout 4 with some...

creativity, Davidson College, running, Straxi

May 18 2016

Writing

In Which I am Not

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I’ve run across a pattern here in Goldberg’s book, or at least a pattern for me, one that resonates in me: owning whatever we want in our writing, and then...

Natalie Goldberg, Warmup, writing, Writing Down the Bones

May 17 2016

Teaching, White privilege, Writing

Poking Garbage

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I’m continuing my reading and working with Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones. I’m finding it helpful for me, as a writer (how weird is it to apply that title to...

Composting, Practice, Writing Down the Bones

May 16 2016

Writing

Giving Natalie Goldberg This Moment

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As Natalie Goldberg asked me to do in her chapter “Writing as a Practice,” I’m going to sit down right now and give her this moment. What’s running through me?...

Natalie Goldberg, Warmup, Writing Down the Bones

May 15 2016

10K, Running, Running with Dog, Writing

In Which I Consider Writing as a Practice

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This is the practice school of writing.  Like running, the more you do it, the better you get at it. Some days you don’t want to run and you resist...

running, Straxi, writing

Jan 01 2016

Body image, Running, Training, Writing

I Resolve…

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In the process of filling out this reflection of the past year and planning for the coming year, I discovered a list of resolutions I made after my birthday this...