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Winter Solstice

The Dark Side

December 21, 2021 / by Katie Vie / Leave a Comment

Today is not about light. This hemisphere has no momentum around light today at all. The momentum is all about the deep dark. The trees know it. The woodland critters know it. But we humans kinda struggle with it. So today I'm writing to you with some tips for how to celebrate and …

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The Rest of the Story

December 9, 2021 / by Katie Vie / Leave a Comment

Have you ever missed a night of sleep? Or what about 3 or 4 nights in a row?  You feel nutty as hell, right? Like, you're not firing on all cylinders; a cell phone with one lowly bar and 2% battery. OK, now what about when you get a good night's sleep, or 3 or 4 good sleeps in a …

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The Rest of the Story

December 10, 2020 / by Katie Vie / Leave a Comment

Have you ever missed a night of sleep? Or what about 3 or 4 nights in a row?  You feel nutty as hell, right? Like, you're not firing on all cylinders; a cell phone with one lowly bar and 2% battery. OK, now what about when you get a good night's sleep, or 3 or 4 good sleeps in a …

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How to Dream

January 9, 2020 / by Katie Vie / Leave a Comment

I've used the image above as a Winter Solstice reminder for many years. It's a woodcut by artist Mary Azarian (brilliant, amazing, buy everything she makes). The image is of a woman sitting in her warm house, snug under a quilt, leafing through a seed catalog while it pours snow …

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A Winter Morning

January 2, 2020 / by Katie Vie / Leave a Comment

I wake up before dawn. I pad downstairs to the kitchen, glowing in the light of my grandmother's ceramic Christmas tree, to fill the kettle for coffee. I check the thermometer; 50 degrees in and 29 degrees out.  I build a fire in the wood stove. Two big logs side by side, then paper …

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