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Readers, I’m just back from a quick trip to Memphis (for the second time ever) and Oxford, Mississippi (for the

It’s February 1, the first day of what to many is the cruelest month, regardless of what T. S. Eliot wrote.

Taking Emily Freeman’s lead to share a handful of things I learned this month, from the (occasionally) significant to the (mostly) shallow.

Well over a year ago, my friend Mel invited us to visit Wigtown, Scotland with her. Mel and her husband

We have a Modern Mrs Darcy tradition right around the corner and I am ready for it. I’ve always had

This year I’ve enjoyed regularly posting what I learned—from the serious to the silly—every month. Today I’m sharing a few noteworthy

Choosing favorites is tough, but I do love looking back on the year gone by. So today I’m going to

Will and I just returned from Scotland, which was magical, blustery, and cold. (We spent a few days in Wigtown

I love to do a little bit of reflection at year’s end, but I don’t make it complicated. Around my

I was warned years ago that people who work with ephemeral mediums (think: words, code, tech anything) need to find

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