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Emmy Pickering
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
Life and Death in Everything
I sit in the faded red rocking chair, feeling the sun hot upon my skin, the slightest breeze just easing the heat. I'm grieving the...
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Emmy Pickering
- May 10
- 6 min
It Won't Pass Us By
I want to start over. I want to walk out my back door in the morning barefoot, the dew dampening the hem of my robe, mulch caught in my...
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Emmy Pickering
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Reality Maker
I won't be telling you anything you don't already know here, though perhaps it will be a reminder of things you forgot. I hope my writing...
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Emmy Pickering
- Jan 24
- 5 min
For certain
Once upon a time there was a woman who loved many different things. She was a momma and loved being home with her littles, cherishing the...
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Emmy Pickering
- Jan 9
- 7 min
Wake up, sleepyhead
When I started out in the entrepreneurial world, I had two kids 3 and under. I was sleep deprived and mushy-brained. A part of me that...
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Emmy Pickering
- Oct 16, 2022
- 8 min
The Goods
I’ve never felt particularly attached to things. Sure, if you’ve ever been in my space, you know that I like to have beautiful little...
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Emmy Pickering
- Sep 14, 2022
- 6 min
Endless summer...ending
When we went out on March Break in 2020 I didn't know that soon the world would shift. I didn't know that what was a 2 week break would...
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Emmy Pickering
- Aug 6, 2022
- 8 min
For now, anyway
I walk down the empty streets behind Edie as she determinedly makes her way forward on her balance bike. She’s not far ahead but not as...
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Emmy Pickering
- Jul 27, 2022
- 4 min
On Pause
I've started and stopped this over and over. Days have gone by, weeks in fact. Write a line, make a sandwich for someone. Write a line,...
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Emmy Pickering
- Jun 6, 2022
- 7 min
Nomads Again
The days and weeks and months are flying by. We’re closing on two months of being back in Canada which seems impossible in a way. We...
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Emmy Pickering
- May 17, 2022
- 9 min
Costa Rica Diaries, the wrap up
I travelled to Thailand alone when I was 20. It was shortly after 9/11 and the world of travel changed from being luxurious and exciting...
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Emmy Pickering
- May 6, 2022
- 7 min
Costa Rica Diaries 3
In October 2021 with our trip booked and our perceived dream life awaiting us in Costa Rica, we sold or got rid of everything we owned....
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