Time for social summer break. See you in a week or two.

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Happy #InternationalDogDay to the Einstein-browed grande dame of our house

Today a colleague and I both called our very busy jobs “mostly fun,” and I’ve decided that’s a solid baseline for work. Maybe even an aspirational one. Cheers to mostly fun!

My British roots (dual citizen here) and I endorse this perspective.

First 10K in seven years! A few things have changed since then, like my family and my home and my work and my whole body and the whole world. So my only goal today was to keep going till the end, and hey—I did. Beat The Blerch #10K

A huge loss for the editing community. I never had the chance to meet Henry, but I admired his work and always appreciated the wisdom he shared on here. By all accounts, he was also a wonderful person. Thinking of his friends and family. latimes.com/california/sto…

I’ll be thinking about this piece for weeks/months/ever.

Delighted to be back at Town Hall Seattle for their first ever writers festival, a beautifully presented event at one of my favorite literary venues in the city. Thanks for welcoming us all home after so long. ❤️📚

This week, a friend’s daughter left the world far too soon. Zoe’s parents are honoring her work as a teacher in Zambia by raising funds to support children’s education there. Please join me in contributing if you can. gofundme.com/f/the-zoe-jeli…

Some days you have to go old-school.

Shana tova to the tribe! And a sweet new year to all.

Old friends know what you need from an estate sale.

IYKYK

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Just over here being on brand for you

Favorite running spot in life (but dang, it’s cold)

the pandemic had the medical community talking about the effects of intergenerational trauma on trust in medicine. i wanted to know how psychologists think about it. incoming American Psychological Association president Dr. Thema gave an example from her life... here's #TheAssignment cnn.it/3B0biNh

Literary Twitter was a balm and a hell of a tea party. That I’ll miss.