Essays on the stubborn, luminous work of being human by author Patti Digh.
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Strong Offers / 5 Links to Ponder - Aug 13, 2026
5 Links to Ponder
“Still Life with Sleeping Woman,” Henri Matisse, 1940
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You can now search the digital collections of over 4,000 museums at the Last Museum!
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Oh, this is interesting! A Tourist Map of Literature! Put in an a...
Poetry Wednesday: Meanwhile It Rains for Two Weeks and the Heat Never Breaks
Meanwhile It Rains for Two Weeks and the Heat Never Breaks
By Morgan Parker
Sometimes I text my friends I’m crying
and they reply lol.
It’s not their fault. My lack
of tact and legibility is divined.
On Wednesday I resolve to...
By invitation only. To you.
Have you ever longed to join a writing group? We've created one.
At the end of every writing class I teach, or every retreat I host, people muse about finding a writing group to join. And they ask how to find a good one, one that is nouris...
How to Operate a Referral
Step one: Get sick on a weekend.
This is not strictly necessary, but it helps. The emergency room early on a Sunday MORNING is the overture to the whole opera: Even if the waiting room is empty, you will likely wait at least four hours to...
What does holding presence for others really look like?
Painting by Solo
I have been down with a bit of vertigo this week, and all that comes with it, including difficulty looking at screens. So I am offering an essay from the past (2005) for your reading enjoyment. It is one of my favorites, a...
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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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