Someone once told me I could almost hold an unidentifiable note. That’s accurate. I sing anyway, in the car, around the house, wherever the music lands. Turns out I’m not marketing my singing to anyone. I’m just in my kitchen with a song on.
What the Brownie Knows Read Post »
You are taller in the morning than you are at night. This is not a metaphor. It is measurable, and the mechanism is your spine. Gravity compresses your intervertebral discs throughout the day. By evening you are shorter than you were at breakfast. Overnight your discs rehydrate and you regain the height. Over a lifetime this process is less reversible. That is why your grandparent is shorter than they used to be.
Peter Pan Never Had a Bad Back Read Post »
The conversation with myself started well before I booked anything. Is it safe? What if something goes wrong? What do I actually do when I get there? The anxiety was loud. Underneath it was something quieter: I wanted to know if I could. Not if it was possible in theory. If I, specifically, could do it.
Artemis Didn’t Ask Permission Read Post »
Why You Might Feel Cold More Easily Now
The Hearth Spirit Doesn’t Do Thermometers Read Post »
Why Words Disappear Mid-Sentence
The Moth That Eats Names Read Post »
Why Following Curiosity Without a Plan Is Good for You
Alice Wasn’t Looking for a Maths Museum Read Post »
“Somewhere along the way, having a job stopped being enough. The job became a career, the career became a calling, the calling became a brand, and the brand needed content. The idea of simply working to pay your bills became something that needed defending. It doesn’t.”
The Wanderer Clocks Off Read Post »
Why It Feels Like You’re Doing Everything
Brighid Never Had to Pack a Lunchbox Read Post »
Why Noise Feels Louder Than It Used To
The Cailleach Doesn’t Do Queues Read Post »
Fifteen minutes, non-negotiable — why your 3pm break is maintenance, not indulgence.
The Mad Hatter’s Trap: Why Your 3pm Tea Is Sanctuary, Not Indulgence Read Post »