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Making Space for Rage and Empathy
Encouragement

Making Space for Rage and Empathy

If you’d like to sit next to me, I’m here, in a small space where I can hold my rage and empathy together, and there’s room for everyone.

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Lisa SwanderJuly 1, 2022July 1, 2022
In Defense of the Lost Finale
Reading | Watching | Listening


In Defense of the Lost Finale

Since I last watched Lost, I’ve moved into what Richard Rohr calls the second half of life mentality, in which anyone claiming to have tidy spiritual answers to anything makes me very squinty. Very squinty indeed.

That’s a good place to be for a Lost finale.

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Lisa SwanderMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022
3 Nonfiction Books to Read This Spring
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3 Nonfiction Books to Read This Spring

In bookstores, I struggle not to construct a nest of stray receipts and discarded bookmarksContinue reading

Lisa SwanderApril 29, 2022April 29, 2022
3 Fiction Books to Read This Spring
Reading | Watching | Listening

3 Fiction Books to Read This Spring

Spring break just ended around here, which means I caught up on a little readingContinue reading

Lisa SwanderApril 15, 2022April 15, 2022
Why You Might Be Too Comfortable
Encouragement

Why You Might Be Too Comfortable

I’m a big fan of comfort. Take right now, for instance. I am sitting inContinue reading

Lisa SwanderMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022
Being a Little Kinder Than is Necessary
Encouragement

Being a Little Kinder Than is Necessary

This week, I listened to a Hidden Brain episode about the Liking Gap, a well-researchedContinue reading

Lisa SwanderMarch 4, 2022March 4, 2022
Critical Hearts
Encouragement

Critical Hearts

This week, I met with my editor and I played some Zelda. I don’t mindContinue reading

Lisa SwanderFebruary 18, 2022February 18, 2022
Notes on a Quarantine
Alleged Humor

Notes on a Quarantine

Like most people living in non-island nations, my children and I contracted COVID recently. ItContinue reading

Lisa SwanderFebruary 4, 2022February 8, 2022
Fashion Exhaustion
Encouragement

Fashion Exhaustion

We elderly millennials—the 35+ crowd—are having a moment in fashion. A bad moment. You knowContinue reading

Lisa SwanderJanuary 21, 2022January 21, 2022
I Used to Know Kung Fu
Reading | Watching | Listening

I Used to Know Kung Fu

Before we talk about The Matrix Resurrections, you should know that I make a life-changingContinue reading

Lisa SwanderJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 2022

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