2025 August 27
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WORK
Anth and I recently submitted a rom-com idea to our agent for submission. I don’t really want to say much about the specifics until I know whether or not publisher will want it, except to say that it felt strange to be writing fiction again, and yet also puzzlingly easy. I don’t feel like the same person I was when I was writing 4-6 novels per year in my 30s, and yet apparently I’ve still got a bit of the muscle memory, because the words just seemed to spill out of me as though it hasn’t been more than year since I’ve written.
I’ve finally given myself permission to lean into the idea of a “calm design studio.” I’ve always been drawn to the simple “words on a page” type of websites, not only because I think the written word is beautiful as is, but because it makes it so easy for anyone to launch and maintain a website.
But it’s less about the aesthetic of it than it is about enabling people to easily create their own digital home—a place to share writing, poems, images, mood boards, stories, the schedule of their next poetry slam, their notebook…all without needing to get out the camera, record video content, figure out what the heck they’re supposed to but in that full-bleed hero image spot on the homepage, when their headshot is a grainy square photo taken with their iPhone ..
I want everyone to be able to create their own corner of the internet, free from algorithms and subscriber count.
I’ve launched d a couple template here. Working on another one today that makes room for a bit of imagery.
I like digital spaces that make me feel calm, so I decided to build them.
PERSONAL
Starbucks released PSLs and their fall menu yesterday, which as far as I’m concerned is the unofficial start of autumn, and I couldn’t be more excited about it. I don’t even like pumpkin spice lattes (or pumpkin spice anything), and I haven’t ordered anything from Starbucks except bags of Cafe Verona beans in ages, but I’m all for what it represents—the end of summer. I was so giddy about it that I bought $3 on Harry Potter custom emoji yesterday and regret nothing. (Now to see if I can make it all the way to October for my annual HP viewing, or if I’ll cave and watch early …)
READING
Still making my way through The Ode Less Traveled by Stephen Fry. I was expecting more of an essay style book, but it’s actually more text/reference book, so not really a cover-to-cover kind of read. I just finished The Vietnam War: A Military History, and am still kind of reeling. One of the best books I’ve ever read, but also incredibly haunting and heavy. Next up will be Titan or Truman. Both sit on my shelf calling to me; might have to flip a coin.
WATCHING
Golf is pretty much over the season until the Ryder Cup at the end of September, so it may be time to put the TV away until the Harry Potter binge. But in the mean time I’ve been enjoying watching The Good Witch on Hallmark+ when Anth is gone. It has plenty of feel-good cozy vibes.
Oh! And I’m anxiously awaiting September 4th for the second installment of Wednesday. I watched the first season 3x, and have been holding off on starting the second season so I can watch it all at once.
