i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. first day of november this reminds me of a tiktok i saw recently where someone said we are the calligraphy of everyone we've ever loved, no matter how… Continue reading what i kept – november 2025
Category: What I Kept
what i kept – october 2025
i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. before i start today's post, i just want to say how much i loved reading your answers to last week's post about the 12 odd questions -especially your… Continue reading what i kept – october 2025
what i kept – september 2025
i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. my dad planted a branch years ago, just to see if it would grow. it did. my mom remembers the first shadow it cast, and how glad she… Continue reading what i kept – september 2025
what i kept- august 2025
i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. the light is changing... source my friend michelle made this postcard, and it made me think about something another friend recently said—that online friends feel a lot like… Continue reading what i kept- august 2025
what i kept – july 2025
i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. every time i see the personal growth section in a bookstore i think of the movie when harry met sally that blue vomit bag rests, untouched, a reminder… Continue reading what i kept – july 2025
what i kept – june 2025
i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. june 1st these irises were given to us by our dear friend orpha, who died in january 2024. i meant to write about her last summer, but… Continue reading what i kept – june 2025