Marissa Flaxbart's Metaforia

It's a Blue Morpho Motherhood

Yes, this is a Mother’s Day reflection, and yes, Mother’s Day was a week ago.

May 18 • Marissa Flaxbart

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March 2026

Adventures in Ashes

My plans for Ash Wednesday turned to dust (and to dust all plans return)

Mar 4 • Marissa Flaxbart

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December 2025

A Full Yellow Cart

All month, your inboxes, both digital and physical, have been filled to overflowing with end-of-year recaps, well-wishes, and invitations to buy things…

Dec 30, 2025 • Marissa Flaxbart

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May 2025

My First Mother’s Day

Today is my first Mother’s Day.

May 12, 2025 • Marissa Flaxbart

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January 2025

The Unplanned in 2025

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

Jan 2, 2025 • Marissa Flaxbart

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November 2024

Short, Sweet, & Surreal

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

Nov 20, 2024 • Marissa Flaxbart

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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

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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

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April 2024

Far Off the Path of Totality

Eclipse Day 2024.

Apr 9, 2024 • Marissa Flaxbart

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December 2023

Open Your Gift

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

Dec 23, 2023 • Marissa Flaxbart

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September 2023

Of Sidequests and Souvenirs

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

Sep 12, 2023 • Marissa Flaxbart

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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

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