Brad and I watched Interstellar over Christmas break. Every time I watch something about space, be it Gravity, Wall-E, Nova, my heart trembles....
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Jul 24, 2015 | faith, thoughts
I’m not sure which is the harder pain: a doctor out of ideas saying, “Maybe lymphoma?” Searching an ultrasound screen to see...
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May 26, 2015 | thoughts
(Some quotes I jotted down on my phone while listening to the On Being podcast with poet Mary Oliver.) You must make an appointment with your...
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May 19, 2015 | thoughts
A further entry in the annals of Joanna Is Not As Cool As You Think: A few months I had to Google FOMO because all the cool kids, etc....
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May 4, 2015 | books, faith, thoughts
“I didn’t feel black until I came to America.” Out of all the true, surprising, maddening quotes in Americanah, this is the...
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May 1, 2015 | thoughts
Update: I originally gave the date at the head of this post as “August 31, 2015.” It’s been a WEEK, y’all. xo //...
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