Closer to Home
Maggie PounceyA celebration and exploration of all things home—design, parenting, personal growth, relationships, rituals, rearrangements, and reframes. With a goal of feeling just a little more whole in the spaces we live in.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 13 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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Tickled Pink
Or, How to Play With Color
I grew up in a house filled with books—my father was a Professor of Classics and my mother, now a novelist, was part of a weekly reading group called Dickens, in which they read works of Victorian literature alou...
Spending Freeze
Or, How to See Stuff Differently
This is a story about quitting. It’s a story about an important transformation in my life. But it’s not an inspirational story. It’s a mixed bag: a little hope, a little insight, a little regret, a little g...
Five Home Improvements
At the end of each month, I’ll share a free post that’s a collection of five fixes or favorites helping me feel more at home. This month, I have five parenting mindset shifts I’m practicing. (These apply to other relationships, too, includi...
Possible Horcruxes
Or, How to Handle Hand-Me-Downers
I live in a house full of hand-me-downs. I have always loved old things. As a horse back riding obsessed girl, I had a passion for Victorian design and pioneer style. Oh, to be born in the 1800s! (Not real...
Heavy Lifting
Or, How to Rearrange the Furniture (Actual and Mental)
I come from a line of furniture rearrangers. Both my grandmother, Roma, and my mother, Susan, made a hobby of regularly reconfiguring the rooms they lived in. This habit could be activ...
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Maggie is the author of books for children (A Fort on the Moon) and adults (Perfect Reader). She created Stories Bookshop + Storytelling Lab and has taught writing to students of all ages. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.
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