Elan's Blogcast

The present is the past, which is a freaky thing to contemplate, or something like that.

I’ve lived in this apartment since September of 2012. It’s the longest I’ve lived in any place since I was a kid in my parents’ home, and I’m just now, in my 40s, figuring out what home is supposed to feel like.

I'm still getting over myself when it comes to recording posts, but I've managed to do it at least for today so I can bring my May 9th poem, Our Common Depths.

I put off recording my poetry entries from National Poetry Month in April, which resulted in me putting off doing any podcast episodes at all, so I decided that it was time to overcome the fear and embarrassment and just read all 12 of them to you in one go. Enjoy!

I discuss a lot of problems here, including theatre popcorn, dental floss, too many notifications, a false feeling of losing, and working at fixing it.

I've been writing weekly gratitude lists for over 10 years as part of my Grace in Small Things gratitude community.

After a lifetime of anxiety, feeling interior calm can feel suspicious.

Leaving Facebook lacks a surprising amount of drama or a sense of much loss, and it's strange to have spent a decade invested in the place.

I've been writing weekly gratitude lists for over 10 years as part of my Grace in Small Things gratitude community.

I've been writing weekly gratitude lists for over 10 years as part of my gratitude community, Grace in Small Things. You can read the original post here.