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My First Mother’s Day

Today is my first Mother’s Day.

May 12 •

Marissa Flaxbart

January 2025

The Unplanned in 2025

I’m typing this message to you on the morning of January 1st, with my thumb.

Jan 2 •

Marissa Flaxbart

November 2024

Short, Sweet, & Surreal

Key backstory for this post: I am now the mother of twins.

Nov 20, 2024 •

Marissa Flaxbart

September 2024

Enough is Enough

This morning I woke up early from a dream in which I had won some kind of sweepstakes.

Sep 2, 2024 •

Marissa Flaxbart

May 2024

This Old House, For Ever and Ever

Presented with advance apologies for any mistakes in the family history, should any relatives be reading.

May 23, 2024 •

Marissa Flaxbart

April 2024

Far Off the Path of Totality

Eclipse Day 2024.

Apr 9, 2024 •

Marissa Flaxbart

December 2023

I have not been writing to you, but I have been writing.

Dec 23, 2023 •

Marissa Flaxbart

September 2023

Of Sidequests and Souvenirs

Somehow, it’s been three weeks since I got back from my trip.

Sep 12, 2023 •

Marissa Flaxbart

August 2023

The Archivist’s Welcome

When I last wrote you, I was on the precipice of a week of singing daily evensong services with the choir of All Saints’ Beverly Hills, first in…

Aug 16, 2023 •

Marissa Flaxbart

The Worst Chorus in Worcester

I didn’t sleep on the plane.

Aug 7, 2023 •

Marissa Flaxbart

July 2023

Now streaming: THE MIRROR GAME

I had a novel experience yesterday: my therapist started our session by telling me how much she’d enjoyed my movie.

Jul 29, 2023 •

Marissa Flaxbart

Social Desserts

Monday before last, I made a cake.

Jul 3, 2023 •

Marissa Flaxbart

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