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  • One of the best things in the world: this sweet girl cuddling with me (more specifically, sai-nai for all you Taiwanese speakers) as I do my morning journaling-with-tea. #nothingisordinary #morningslikethese #pwljournal
  • My newest portrait of some dogs who are not pets—Flame, the white Alaskan husky, is a working sled dog, & the puppy will likely be a sled dog as well. • I’m still taking pet portrait requests! $250 for a 8x10 watercolor commission in a style like this one. Get in touch via DM if you’re interested. #petportrait #adoptdontshop #dogstagram #catsofinstagram #petportraits
  • I read at the Writers with Drinks event last night; I went up last out of six writers. I'd spent some time in the audience worrying about how I could manage the mic stand, my phone, & my cane—in the end, I ended up sitting on a ledge onstage. I don't know how many people could see me, but I read my heart out. ✨ ✨ Reading in front of an audience is one of my favorite things to do. & someday, I'd like to have a speaking agent and give talks around the country—I've done some of that, including speaking in front of thousands at the World Domination Summit—but it would be fun to do more. ✨ ✨ What gets in the way of me actively pursuing that is my fear that my health is still too unstable. I felt pretty good yesterday, but what if I was still going through the dysautonomic crash I was going through a few days ago? Would I be able to pull myself through? ✨ ✨ These are the things I ponder as an ambitious person living with limitations; I've been thinking about this a lot as I work on redesigning my website (& laying down the groundwork for a **group coaching program**) and as I have lots of phone conversations with self-defined ambitious people living with limitations. And, by the way, a quick reminder that the hashtag #encouragerssociety is for you and me to use for posts related to being ambitious & limited (by illness, disability, life circumstance, caretaking responsibilities, etc.). Thank you all for your support thus far. More magic to come. . . Photo by @jacquelyntierney. Be Brave decal by @heidibraids.
  • A man, his dog, & THE INCENDIARIES by @ro.kwon, coming out July 31st nationwide. #bookstagram #theincendiaries #riverheadbooks
  • While sitting & waiting for my breakfast order at @douglasonsanchez, I’ve been longing to casually pop a raspberry or two into my mouth: jeweled & summer-struck.
  • (Photo by @jacquelyntierney) My sweetest, sweetest girl.
  • (Photo by @jacquelyntierney) I spent the morning in bed listening to @local_milk’s new podcast episode—Raw Milk (@rawmilkpodcast) is the name of her brilliant podcast, which is relatively new but already one of my favorites—in which she interviewed artist @rebekkaseale. A large part of the interview was about infertility. • I don't talk much publicly about not having children (the story behind it is most thoroughly explored in my forthcoming book, in an essay called "The Choice of Children"), but I was so grateful to be able to hear Rebekka's story & then to get to explore her art through her IG feed. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, have a listen to Raw Milk. & a hearty THANK YOU to Beth & Rebekka for the work that you do.
  • Woke up chilly & sweating & sore-throated & panicky. Time for tea & bone broth, favorite podcasts on repeat, & rest. 🤒
  • I think this is my new author photo. & the best part about it, for sure, is that Daphne is involved. (Photo credit: @jacquelyntierney) (Dress: @elizsuzann, vintage cardigan: @archiverie) #elizabethsuzann

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