Cold Takes
Kelly J. BakerThe coldest of cold takes (the very opposite of hot takes), pop culture analysis, writing about writing, personal essays, and essays about the world right now. Come read and think along with me.
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The bees are angry.
Several weeks ago, I almost had a panic attack filling out an online form. Granted, the form was for something important, and I didn’t want to mess it up. But, it wasn’t a life or death situation. Yet, my body decided it was.
My breathing...
It is what it is
I'm not working on my book again.1 It feels like a constant refrain these days.
I'm not working on my book, I'm not working on my book, I'm not working on my book.
It’s one I can’t escape—even though I keep trying. And it is a constant re...
Sitting with Uncomfortable Feelings
So, a Thing happened. No, I’m not going to tell you what said Thing was. Yes, I know that is annoying. No, I don’t want to talk the specifics of the Thing just yet. (Yes, it is about writing). Instead, I want to talk about how the Thing mad...
Parenting in these times
[alt-text: a blurry view of a summer field at dusk]
CW: School shooting, loss and grief
I had this idea last week that I was going to write an essay about my “good shit” list. That list of all the good shit that keeps me going from...
Confidence
[alt-text: cracks in the pavement with rainbow-colored oil stain]
I’m trying to not have a panic attack for the third day in a row this week.
I woke up again worried about all the work I have to do—a book, a podcast, an imprint, a...
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