Essays on the stubborn, luminous work of being human by author Patti Digh.
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Strong Offers / 5 Links to Ponder - July 23, 2026
5 Links to Ponder
- I love the work of Philip Seymour Hoffman so much. Today is his birthday. He would have turned 59 today. He remains, and I will take no questions, the finest actor of his generation. This essay, written by Mark...
Poetry Wednesday: Spoiler
Spoiler
by Hala Alyan
Can you diagnose fear? The red tree blooming from uterus
to throat. It’s one long nerve, the doctor says. There’s a reason
breathing helps, the muscles slackening like a dead marriage.
Mine are simple thin...
How strong feels
At 3:30 am, they started a six-hour hike from their base camp to the summit. Emma is the hiker closest to the camera.
My badass daughter, Emma, recently took a 5-day mountaineering course on navigating glacier fields. Seeing her photos and...
My Best Qualification Isn’t on My Résumé
I’ve been helping my son look for local jobs to apply for. He has decided he wants a career in healthcare where he helps people and where his life has real meaning. He told me that, in those very words, during lunch downtown two weeks ago....
Strong Offers / 5 Links to Ponder - July 16, 2026
I live in a forest. I love creating individualized learning opportunities for creative people. And I love my orange bike. And stationery stores. And things that look like other things.
1:1 Coaching for Creative People
My amazing coac...
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Author of Life is a Verb and seven other books. Teacher of writing and social justice educator. Keynote speaker. Likes lemon desserts. Sometimes cranky. Cares about animals. Plant-based eater. Pronounced like "sigh" with a "d."
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