in times like these poetry feels simultaneously…
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Dear Coco, The update is surreal: Californians have been placed under a…
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Dear Coco, I couldn’t write yesterday. I’d fallen asleep the night before in the midst of a full-blown panic attack after hearing the new report: an estimated 2.2 million American lives could be lost before..
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Dear Coco, in a matter of days, life as I’ve known it has been turned upside down. The restaurant I’ve worked at for 15 years closed, indefinitely, over the weekend. The yoga studio I’ve been seeking refuge in for over a decade has cancelled all classes. The world seems to have stopped turning, mid-spin…
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When I chose my WORD for 2019, I didn’t anticipate the tender layers that would have to be stripped from me to reveal my most “natural” self. I wanted to live truthfully, but as it turned out, my “truth” involved a lot of loss, unresolved grief, and generational trauma.
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A few years ago, I sat down with a psychic and he told me that in a past life I was a...
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This writing prompt asks you to let go of any pressure you may feel about what you think you should be writing, and instead write from exactly, literally, where you are. It’s a practical and effective way to get the pen moving, even when you don’t know where to begin.
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