Giving Spring its Flowers
Call it false spring if you must, but last weekend I sat on my deck in 60-degree weather, sunshine on my bare arms, and that's good enough for me.
Kristen Martin
Weekly Journal 03.08.26
Babies, Australians, and potatoes
Still Waters Give RBF
Being quiet and reserved conflicts with widely accepted social norms. Even worse, as a woman, is to have a default expression that reads as dour.
Weekly Journal 03.02.26
The Grand Canyon, waffles, and podcasts
When Mom Gets Touched Out
The phrase "touched out" originated from mothers' aversion to excessive physical touch, by kids and partners alike, but for me it resonates for all kinds of sensory input.