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Oct
08
A maple branch with bright red leaves extends across a background of blue sky, river, and bright green grasses

Friday Open Thread (with Canadian Thanksgiving)

Dear Friends, This weekend I'm celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Canada)] with my family,
2 min read
Oct
01
A stock image from Reitmans of a tall thin woman wearing high-waisted dark-blue jeans with a lighter blue 3/4 length top.

Friday Open Thread (with Jeans)

Dear Friends, I last bought jeans in 2019 – four cheap pairs from Reitmans in a variety of styles, under the
3 min read
Sep
24
A free-standing squeeze-bottle of Heinz Salad Cream, its contents pale, with a green label calling it "deliciously zingy."

Friday Open Thread (with Strong Opinions)

Dear Friends, Every now and then with a sort of tidal regularity someone on Twitter will ask for everyone'
3 min read
Sep
17
An extravagant sunset over the Rideau river. A fiery sky reflected on the water, dotted with lily pads, framed in grasses.

Friday Open Thread (with Poetry)

Dear Friends, We're more than halfway through September, and I'm feeling it in every hour – the
3 min read
Sep
12

A Dream Near Tintagel

2 min read
Sep
10
A book foregrounded on a tiled patio table dappled in early morning light. The book is CLOCK STAR ROSE SPINE by Fran Wilde.

Friday Open Thread (with Mornings)

Dear Friends, I woke up this morning with a sore neck. It was the very stroke of 6AM, the sky
3 min read
Sep
08
Max Gladstone Has a New Book Coming Out!

Max Gladstone Has a New Book Coming Out!

Friends! I'm absolutely thrilled to get to share this with you. Max Gladstone [https://maxgladstone.substack.com/], my
1 min read
Sep
04

An Incomplete List of Things I Have Called This Cat, Whose Name Is Barney

1 min read
Sep
03
a grassy meadow turning from green to gold, studded with tall trees; 2 of them frame the image like a gate into autumn

Friday Open Thread (with September)

Dear Friends, Here we are in a new month, one variously fraught and hopeful. The school term, with all that
2 min read
Aug
27
A curved in-ground pool surrounded by gold-brown stone in late afternoon light, edged with flowers and greenery.

Friday Open Thread (with Vacation)

Dear Friends, I've been housesitting for the past week at a place that feels to me like paradise.
3 min read
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