reflection
Broad Strokes We moved to a new house in Lincoln early this year. We also spent a lot of the year planning to move away from this house, and out of Nebraska entirely. This fall, we received the paperwork that will let us move to Canada as permanent residents. We
year-in-review
2022 started with a lot of impatience and discomfort for me. I was incredibly pregnant, and my baby, due in mid-January, came late. Having a newborn was a whirlwind I barely remember, to be fully honest. I remember: so much help and support from my mom, my spouse, and the
reflection
The music that kept me going 1. The Mountain Goats 1. according to Spotify this is what I played the absolute most - all 5 of my top 5 songs came from The Mountain Goats. It was the music I played most of the time in the car, when Wren
year-in-review
You have probably already observed, or heard someone else observe, that time seemed to flow in a new pattern this year. It's become common for strangers to include statements like “time's not real” in workplace and check-out line banter. I've seen countless jokes about
reflection
"Cowboy Dan" Owens and I were an unlikely pair, but he was my best friend. At the high school basketball game where I met Dan, I was quietly sitting in the bleachers with some friends, several empty rows between us and the court. I was a nerdy teenager
