All the Summers Ever
or why mindfulness is probably good for us even though it's annoying
The Slow Take
An occasional newsletter about the strange beauty of being human, from poet & essayist Heather Lanier.
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"You Must Have a Room or An Hour"
carving out a sacred place
The Good End of Pleasant Street
Can we make a life we want to live?
When Accessing Gratitude is Hard
A Little Trick, and a Poem
Magic Questioning for Momentum
and other tips for sustaining the creative life
The Happies and Crappies of 2025
It’s “look-back” time in the cultural zeitgeist, and I’m here for it!
The Allure of Optimization
or how to stay human in the holiday season
The Joy of Giant Balloon Dogs
and how to lift yourself out of artistic doubt
On Change, & Ritual as a Grounding Act
for when everything keeps shifting under our feet
How Can a Little Book Take Ten-Plus Years?
a story of art-making at its slowest