December 8, 2020
Gleanings
- When a child is ill
- It’s okay to act out of character. In fact, you can’t act “out of character” because you’re not an invented character that has to make sense in a constructed narrative — you’re an organic, self-creating being.
- Though there were gifts under her tree for everyone, I now know that the true gift was the togetherness and happiness of everyone in our extended family, and knowing we were all well-loved. Those Christmases were very special to me then and now.
- I miss the connectedness to the world you gain from just being around strangers.
- 10 Holiday Gifts for Writers in 2020 (that aren’t books)!
- These days, I’m thinking a lot about civil twilight.
- The internet will give you so many windows and doors to open, chasing ideas that you might tell yourself are inspirational or aspirational, when really, you just want to be as original and seemingly free as Joni Mitchell.
- I’m so glad that I was finally given that shove I needed to pick up a Muriel Spark.
- But maybe that was the point. Maybe what they saw was a couple of 20-somethings with their first child, without a real clue what to expect, fumbling along, doing their best in front of everyone.
- C is for Christmas, and Covid, and Caregiving
- Kendi’s book serves as an invitation to take a walk with him. A heartfelt, effective invitation–that also addresses difficult subjects in clear and compelling writing.
- I love advent calendars! Growing up, we only had picture ones, chocolate, or sweets were unheard of.
- I did wear a tuque. And it was very cold. But also exhilarating, the water silky the way it is in summer. I felt every cell in my body rejoice.
- In the 50+ years we have been together I think there was only one year that our Christmas included only the two of us. That was Christmas 1972 and we were stranded in Fez, Morocco.
- We don’t find the diamonds without sifting through the stones.
- Juggling motherhood and any career can be a struggle, but there seems to be something about the role of artist that makes the combination more than usually problematic,”
- It’s just a laptop but in a way it’s a room of my own. I’m lucky to have it.
- …as if the ginger tea and cat’s eyes weren’t enough.
- I am trying very hard to enter my sixty-fifth year with my heart wide open.
