Welcome to the writing desk where I write about my little life, the things I’ve drawn, seen, read, or listened to, and the lessons marking each day I live.

I have missed writing fearlessly. Let us begin here.

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2021: A Yearly Examen

As I start this annual Examen, let me first be present with where I am—Mom is taking a nap beside me, one of our cats Dylan is sleeping on his little bed, it’s almost lunchtime, and birds are singing outside. 

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