life
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I Couldn’t Be Better
Dear Mom, Did you ever neglect to notice how good your life was because you were too busy worrying about what wasn’t perfect? Did you ever convince yourself that things could be better when in reality things were pretty great?… Continue reading
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Sometimes I Need a Reminder
Dear Mom, It’s been over a year since I began writing to you again and, in that time, I’ve learned a great deal about myself. I’ve discovered issues I didn’t know I had. I’ve processed issues I never knew I… Continue reading
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Sitting in the Muck
Dear Mom, I’ve learned something about myself recently. I want to be more relaxed. I want to be calmer. I want to be easygoing. I love the feeling of moving on and not sweating the small stuff. I love the… Continue reading
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Show Don’t Tell
Dear Mom, Did you ever find it super challenging to be a parent? Were there ever any days when you looked at us and thought, “Now how the hell am I going to handle this situation?” Did you ever overreact?… Continue reading
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I Must Keep Trying
Dear Mom, Over the weekend, I opened yet another email with yet another form rejection. One more ‘it’s not you it’s me’ from an agent I researched to the point of truly believing we’d be the perfect fit. I once… Continue reading
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I Don’t Have to Worry
Dear Mom, I woke up Monday morning with zero ideas in my head of topics to write about this week. I was totally blank. Also totally exhausted and cursing myself for once again staying up too late the night before… Continue reading
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Today in Los Angeles… Nothing Feels Right
Dear Mom, I feel like I’ve completely lost my mind. I’m living in a world that feels very similar to the dystopian science fiction novel I’m currently editing. Fires ravage my city. Misinformation spreads faster than the embers. The skies… Continue reading
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Finding Solidarity in Community
Dear Mom, I’ve been looking back at previous letters to you as inspiration for this week’s letter and I’ve noticed something interesting. A few months ago, I wrote about my desire to have more human connections in life. I’ve written… Continue reading
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New Year, New Decade, New… Goals?
Dear Mom, A new year has begun. It’s now 2025. I sat down this week to write to you about my goals for this next year. In fact, I wrote around 1100 words about my desire to flourish in all… Continue reading
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Tackling My To-Do List During the Holiday Season
Dear Mom, It’s Christmas morning. Hanukkah begins tonight. This last week has been top shelf overwhelming. I’ve been running around buying a million presents for my kids. Followed by regretting buying a million presents for my kids. Followed by deciding… Continue reading
Sober Letters to Mom 