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aloe-can-you-go: repotting my pre-college aloe plant with my dad
So, about 5 years ago, just before I started college, my dad and I put together a sort of terrarium with a couple of cactuses/succulents I’d gotten at a local market and an aloe plant. This is what it looked like when I went home for Christmas, after about five years of happy growth thanks… Read more
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on prozac
i don’t suppose anything is so naturally unnatural, or unnaturally natural, as a pill. like food for deficit, like prescribed rain for parched lands. i don’t see my usage as a crutch, because i am lucky enough for it not to be. i feel lucky and loved and cradled by chemicals i take in blue-and-orange… Read more
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holiday blog post? more like holiday brain dump (with plant updates!)
Chamberlain Coffee Thoughts For those who might not know, Chamberlain Coffee is a line of coffees from Emma Chamberlain, who’s Youtuber I honestly know next to nothing about. I’m not into Youtubers. The only reason I ended up with this box of coffee is that I needed something I could travel with for a weekend… Read more
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wish me luck, i entered a poetry contest
As you may know, I self-published a poetry book years ago. Well, now I’m diving back in, in large part thanks to the absolutely incredible book The Artist’s Way. I’ve entered Write Bloody’s 2021 poetry contest, and I want to share my 5-poem submission with you all. Here goes – wish me luck in the… Read more
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How To: Grow a Celery Plant from Grocery Scraps
A few months back, I wrote a quick quip about growing celery from the store-bought vegetable. Now I’d like to share a more in-depth guide to the process. It’s not difficult at all, and for less than five bucks at your local grocer you get a week’s worth of celery and a new houseplant! Check… Read more
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Book Review: Lessons from Plants by Beronda L. Montgomery
This book was recommended to me by a coworker a few months back. I bought it, it sat on a shelf, I finally read it – and gosh am I glad I did! It made me smile and break out a highlighter. Below I share a quick synopsis of my thoughts on Lessons from Plants… Read more
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