I’m fifty posts in now. I remember distinctly what it felt like to set up this website and start writing. What made me finally do it?
Love Letter: To Those Who Won't Know
What do they really want?
Where is she asking you? Who else is listening? What information do you already have? What else do you need to know?
Why playing it cool doesn’t work
The very definition of ‘cool’ is what we were taught to aspire to when we were young: nonchalant, uncommitted, critical. Icy, literally.
“artificial busyness”
I had a wise man say something to me last week that I’ve been thinking about. When I exclaimed about the time of year and number of things I need to do in a short space of time, he said something revolutionary.
Safety
We can learn how to make a space safe. We can practise making a space safe. This takes time and trust and buy-in from everyone. It also takes someone to take the first step.
Love Letter: Libraries
A library doesn’t claim to change the world, but it may just change us.
Age
We'll always be looking ahead longingly, until we're looking back wistfully.
Love Letter: Tess and Nick
In 2009, I thought I was told to go to Uganda by God. Luckily, I really wanted to go.
