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Joining the flow
A little neighborhood river work -- It’s raining today. In Oregon. In November. Surprise.
Nov 20
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The year we give differently
A poem on holiday gifting + holy imagination -- we’ve been thinking about christmas gifts during a fascist takeover
Nov 13
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When darkness turns gentle
On candles, winter mornings, and the quiet courage of light -- When do you like to put up Christmas lights and decorations? Maybe it’s the moment the…
Nov 6
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October 2025
Didn't see that coming
A little justice sensitivity + a surprising ranking -- justice sensitivityit’s ironic that people with government titles think they can solve autism
Oct 30
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Gently Fierce is here!!!
New book alert! -- When every facet of who we are as a collective is disintegrating, “Gently Fierce” listens for the rhythm of the sacred. These poems…
Oct 27
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In a gentle way, you can shake the world
A love letter to those who rage and rest -- I’ve long been fascinated by opposing forces that need each other. Growth and rest. Expansion and…
Oct 23
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Didn't plan this. Doing it anyways.
A new book is coming! -- So. A few of you asked if I’m planning to publish a collection of poetry around the theme of resistance. I’ve been moving…
Oct 16
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America goes to therapy
A poem on everyone just wanting to feel safe -- We welcome our new friends to the Thread community! It’s pretty free-flowing around here. Some weeks…
Oct 9
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Dance practice + Costco runs
A poem on the beauty + horror of it all -- i hate that it’s become normal to process inhumane violence before my costco runi see an international…
Oct 2
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September 2025
Love is always making something new
The fierce hope of unraveling what no longer works -- I stumbled across this statement recently and wrote it down right away. My heart and mind flashed…
Sep 25
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Together is the way forward
A little poem that went viral this week -- I went for a walk on Tuesday morning before taking my son to school. Hoping my shoes on the pavement would…
Sep 18
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The house that held us
Grief, awakening + the courage to let go -- We pay two mortgages on the first of each month. One for a home in Oregon that we live in. One for a home in…
Sep 11
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