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  • Little boy looking at a photo of himself

    My 2 year old son is doing a new cute-bit lately where he enters a room or wakes up or gets into the car or YOU enter the room (basically realizes he’s in any new social moment) and says, “It’s me, Towney! I here!” It’s adorable and we all love it. Sometimes he’ll even follow up his announcement with clarification, “I not ______ [whoever you are], I TOWNEY.” With a strong eye brow. He’s realizing that he is a person separate from me or sissy or dada or papa, and it’s worth noticing, worth celebrating. Now maybe it’s a long… …Keep reading!

  • Why We Take Selfies

    3 Selfies Side-by-Side

    Years and years ago, I heard one of my favorite authors/speakers/philosophers share like a 5 minute bit about the philosophical implications of the selfie phenomenon. Or maybe I’m using those words wrong and its just philosophical-sounding observations that seem very insightful to me because I’m not a philosopher. Anyways, I’ve scoured the internet, re-listened to old podcast episodes, used all my googling prowess… and I can’t for the life of me find a copy of that bit. I even desperately dm’d Peter Rollins himself (@peterrollins) asking if he knew where I might find it within his body of work so… …Keep reading!

  • Ix-nay the Imposter

    Every time I write a thing I really like or feel proud of, I want to share it with people and hear what they think. I’ve got secret little baby hopes in my wannabe author’s heart that reading my words inspires, calms, heals, energizes, or confuses you. I’d love if we started a conversation or even if you argued with me about it.  And every single time. There’s a tap-tap on my shoulder from that part of myself terrified of being called an imposter, a fraud,  and she presents a really reasonable case for not sharing. Or if I’ve already… …Keep reading!

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