Closer to Home
Maggie PounceyA celebration of all things home—design, parenting, personal growth, relationships, rituals, rearrangements, and reframes. That we all may feel more at home in our lives.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 28 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Home Improvements —August
I’ve loved old things since I was young. I was raised in old houses, reading old stories. During a time in my mother’s life when she was in exile from the island of Manhattan (she left, grudgingly, for about twenty years, and I quip she was...
So Childish
On Keeping In Touch with Younger You
I’ve had an anxious time of late. Bank accounts, illnesses. When I’m scared, a part of me comes out that my kids refer to as Meanie-Bo-Beanie. I’m not proud to say, she’s been hanging around more than a...
Whimsical, Responsible
Learnings from Mary Oliver
My children’ s school gives an assignment in 7th grade called Six Word Memoir. My older son’s, composed four years ago, still hangs on my study wall: My Brother, Sometimes Annoying, Always Fun.
Comfort Kitchens
Or, How to Heat Up the Heart of the Home
Red formica countertops are an unexpected motif in my life. The kitchen of my childhood home, the President’s House at Amherst College, had them. I loved to sit upon them while I talked on the landl...
On Savoring
Or, How to Defy the Patriarchy
Hats off to the patriarchy, and its righthand man, capitalism. Anyone who manages a business or household knows how challenging it is to implement effective systems and, as systems go, those two are freakishl...
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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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