Happy Holidays!

I just listened to my weekly horoscope and Chani encouraged us to use this week’s winter solstice to reflect upon the most humbling moment of the past year. Might need to journal about that because there were quite a few! But I put myself out there recently and applied for a long-shot opportunity instead of hemming and hawing over the very slim odds. Found out that I didn’t get the arts fellowship in Helsinki and soon it’ll be time to set a writing agenda for 2025. Not giving up on my Viking novel but will need to find another way forward. My friends from Toronto visited Hyde Park last week; I baked while they were here (gingerbread bundt cake, left) so I could send them home with treats and now there isn’t much left to do…send a few holiday cards, figure out Xmas dinner. I got a new puzzle at a local museum so will give that some of my attention when I’m not writing. I feel lucky to end the year this way—coasting at last after a year that felt very uphill.

My latest newsletter went out yesterday; you can read it here. Not sure I’ll post again until 2025 so wishing everyone a peaceful holiday!