Ruth's awesome. I'm so glad you were able to work with her. And she gave you great advice. (Says this person whom publishers despair of being able to pigeonhole. 😄 )
I enjoy your writing so much, in all buckets! As a parent of older kids (11 and 6), I enjoy remembering the absurdity and hilarity of the younger years (as well as the difficulties), and the way you write about them is always a delight. And you truly have a gift that not everyone has to write equally well about silly, funny things and deep, important things. Please do keep it up. :)
As an “experienced” mother and a relatively “inexperienced” grandmother, I enjoy your blog. My brain didn’t stop when I became a mother; in fact, it expanded as I followed the interests of my children and we explored the world together.
And you are correct: a 17-month-old is a different being than a one-year-old. In fact, a four-year-old is different than a thee-and-a-half year-old and a four-and-half-year-old. A lot of growing happens during those six months!
Five buckets sounds like a solid plan. It’s a mix of the late Jeanne Robertson with a very welcome literary twist. Thanks for brightening my day as I hear your voice reading these essays.
I like the 5 buckets idea – in fact I already subscribe to it! Except it's 4: my Substack tagline is "Family, faith, reading, writing ... all that good stuff." I think pretty much everything I write fits one of those categories. Your blog has a nice mix and I'm always interested in whatever you write!
Oh the five buckets thing is helpful! I think I would define my five buckets as books, history, faith, parenting and mental health - which all feel disconnected but maybe aren't? I love where we overlap in interests and where we differ - here's to the years of writing short form through the chaos of parenting!
Ruth's awesome. I'm so glad you were able to work with her. And she gave you great advice. (Says this person whom publishers despair of being able to pigeonhole. 😄 )
Loved this post and the 5 buckets idea
Keep writing- it’s refreshing to see the everyday moments captured by you.
I thought you were going to say the 17MO ran out naked, because that has happened here 😂😂
This is true for me too. And very freeing! I have the same fears.
Subscribing!! :)
I enjoy your writing so much, in all buckets! As a parent of older kids (11 and 6), I enjoy remembering the absurdity and hilarity of the younger years (as well as the difficulties), and the way you write about them is always a delight. And you truly have a gift that not everyone has to write equally well about silly, funny things and deep, important things. Please do keep it up. :)
That overall description really does fit, and highlights why I so enjoy your writing.
As an “experienced” mother and a relatively “inexperienced” grandmother, I enjoy your blog. My brain didn’t stop when I became a mother; in fact, it expanded as I followed the interests of my children and we explored the world together.
And you are correct: a 17-month-old is a different being than a one-year-old. In fact, a four-year-old is different than a thee-and-a-half year-old and a four-and-half-year-old. A lot of growing happens during those six months!
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Five buckets sounds like a solid plan. It’s a mix of the late Jeanne Robertson with a very welcome literary twist. Thanks for brightening my day as I hear your voice reading these essays.
I like the 5 buckets idea – in fact I already subscribe to it! Except it's 4: my Substack tagline is "Family, faith, reading, writing ... all that good stuff." I think pretty much everything I write fits one of those categories. Your blog has a nice mix and I'm always interested in whatever you write!
Oh the five buckets thing is helpful! I think I would define my five buckets as books, history, faith, parenting and mental health - which all feel disconnected but maybe aren't? I love where we overlap in interests and where we differ - here's to the years of writing short form through the chaos of parenting!