It's been a year since I said goodbye to my beautiful old cat, and I finally found the words for her.
Category: Personal Narrative
An intention for 2024
I've been setting one-word intentions for the last six years. But in 2023, I didn't. I was not feeling motivated or optimistic. I said "Whatever happens, happens," which is what my ballet teacher says when she isn't confident that we understand an exercise but doesn't have time to rehearse it again. What happened first is… Continue reading An intention for 2024
2022, reviewed
At the end of the last year, I set my intention for 2022: focus. Focusing is hard for me. My attention is diffuse; I tend to collect interests, hobbies, people. By selecting this word, I hoped to trick myself into accomplishing some specific goals. I didn't want to have resolutions, but I actually did have… Continue reading 2022, reviewed
The morning pages and other lapsed intentions
Daybook What is it, exactly? What makes a daybook different from a diary, or a journal? I'm still not sure. One of the online creative writing classes I took in 2019 required it: two entries a week in a digital document, dated like a journal and submitted through the same online portal we used to… Continue reading The morning pages and other lapsed intentions
Climate case study: Invasive plants in FDR Park
Context: FDR Park is a sprawling park located at the southernmost point of South Philly, not far from where the Schuylkill River joins the Delaware River. I visited it for the first time on my first pandemic birthday, and have since become a member and a volunteer. As I've pulled weeds and picked trash, I've… Continue reading Climate case study: Invasive plants in FDR Park
Climate case study: Flooding in FDR Park
Context: FDR Park is a sprawling park located at the southernmost point of South Philly, not far from where the Schuylkill River joins the Delaware River. I visited it for the first time on my first pandemic birthday, and have since become a member and a volunteer. As I've pulled weeds and picked trash, I've… Continue reading Climate case study: Flooding in FDR Park
Sara Davis 