In the end, we didn’t give the details about Tom Edmunds’ memorial in the obituary. It didn’t go up on Facebook. The park in West Fulton is small, concerns about Covid are still very real. A little flyer was hung in the cafe and the post office. The rest of the information was word […]
Breakfast with a side of Nuptials
We planned our wedding in four phone calls in 2000. We didn’t plan to elope. At the beginning I was kind of in to the whole marital industrial complex thing. My dreams and ideals were tied up in the symbolism of everything that mattered to Bob and me. I wanted a simple (ha.) wedding outdoors […]
Slow Marketing Part II: Algorithms, Negativity Bias & Marketing OFF Social Media
I think Kevin has boundary issues. Lately he’s been writing to me a couple times per week. From the tone of his emails, you’d think we knew each other. His notes suggest that, at some point, we connected, and that we need to get a time on the books when we can talk about a […]
Fear of Failure
It’s only seven lines. It shouldn’t be a big deal. But it means I have to stay out at night and can’t be be home for my 7pm bedtime. It means I have to stuff myself into some frumpy 1920s dress. I don’t own a dress. It means I have to wear something on my […]
Slow Marketing: Business without Social Media
“It’s a necessary evil,” I lean back in my rocking chair, soaking up the warmth from the fire while Dusky sprawls across my lap. I’m trying to stay calm, centered. I need to convince everyone of my view. And they’re not convinced. Sunday family dinner is over, and we’re lingering a little longer before everyone […]
Tiny Miracles
There are things I cannot tell you. That’s hard for me. During the growing season, these stories are a running narrative in my head. The narrative helps me make sense of my life during a busy time of year. I used to try to always write these weekly pieces as an expert: a veteran home […]
Everybody’s Favorite Neighbor
When it rains, it pours. I’m sitting in the cop car, staring out over Panther Creek on Sunday, looking at the back of the cafe, waiting for the cop to take down my statement about the body upstairs in the house where we’re parked. He’s being very kind to me. But he’s not a fast […]
The Nursing Home
Ula has needle felted a tail and a set of testicles and then attached them with velcro to a plush lamb. Saoirse and Bob are running through slides of farm photos, choosing the best and putting them in order. It’s the first day of spring, only a few days after the shooter drove through our […]
F**K Perspective
September 11th and the twin towers. March of 2020 and the start of the pandemic. These are two events I have witnessed in my lifetime where I a think of my life before that moment…and then after. The third happened last week, when a shooter, a neighbor, drove through our hamlet in the middle […]
The Art of Beginning
All right…I REALLY want to forget about this whole shooting thing for a bit and return to some semblance of normal. Right before the March 19 incident, we recorded our first podcast of the season. The launch may be a little late, but the sentiments are still the same…. Spring catches us with our […]
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