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A family that makes art together...
how to create conditions for a culture of creativity in your family's home
May 21, 2025
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"Kneeling before a locked door"
Thank you, as always, for your support, readership, witness, feedback.
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making grief visible
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And now, the rage
Apr 7, 2020
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The hungry ghosts of fading men
Mar 19, 2025
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The gift of the fallen stranger
Jan 17, 2024
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Stay tender. Stay together.
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It takes a village to love an elder
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Stay tender. Stay together.
We try to comfort and distract ourselves.
Nov 6, 2024
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Prayer for the new year
Okay, 2025...
Jan 8, 2025
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Introductions
I am so moved by the rich interactions in the comment sections here at Examined Family and the emails I receive from readers on a weekly basis.
May 19, 2023
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Sunday 5
You don’t want to miss my friend Nicki’s unbelievably fresh and touching and devastating essay in her newsletter, Mother Tongue: “I would argue that…
Feb 15
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Rejoining the human race by hand
As you know, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the undoing of things—of a nation, of delusions, of life itself.
Feb 11
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Sunday 5
This story of mental illness and three mothers fighting for their children’s lives together is so moving and human.
Feb 8
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Making sandwiches
This reflection was commissioned by my friend and artist Jen Bloomer, who has a beautiful series called We Gather.
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