Photo of a hand holding the empty package of hambeens 15 bean soup in front of a pot

They're saying it's too many beans

Short fiction: Lita Flies at Night A not-so-new short story, republished here from 2015; also, a few hits du jour

New Substack post! A short story (republished here from 2015) & some hits du jour: nataliemorrill1.substack.com/p/short-fict...

Important esoteric insight (?)

Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.

Sheet music for chant "o light of light, love given birth"

Yesterday I realized "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" works to the tune of "O Light of Light, Love Given Birth"

Substack thumbnail with text "no, llm, i do not want you to pray for me. - getting the heebie-jeebies from gemini's attempts to help; also, hits du jour."

New post! An uncanny encounter & thoughts on what acts require our humanity: open.substack.com/pub/nataliem...

I open YouTube to look up a tutorial on joining balls of yarn. Before I can learn, Peter Mansbridge must advise me to buy a South Korean submarine. I consider the prospect doubtfully. Think about the opportunity cost to me, Peter. That’s so many balls of yarn.

Icon of st mary magdalene meeting the resurrected Christ outside the empty tomb

Photo of natalie & her husband john smiling for the camera in front of a marian side altar

Happy Easter! Alleluia! 💙🎉

On first looking into that thing I wrote ten years ago What to do with old stories; also, hits du jour

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tioga apples, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1913

tioga apples, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1913

Some time last night, I had to go to the bathroom. Didn't want to turn on my light & wake my husband. Rummaged for my glasses on my nightstand amidst books & meds. Eventually grasped them. Bumbled blindly towards the bathroom. Flicked on light to discover I was wearing sunglasses.

Illuminated manuscript page with illustration of the Annunciation, the Virgin Mary reading and interrupted by the archangel gabriel

Ave, gratia plena! Blessed Lady Day / medieval new year / destruction of the One Ring to everybody. 💙🙏🎉

Recalling my student who was surreptitiously selling baby squirrels out of a pocket in his coat... Hope he's doing well

Photo of a vintage card with an illustration of a boy down on all fours. Text reads, "penalty card: run around the room on all fours and bark like a dog"

Photo of a vintage card with an illustration of a rooster. Text reads, "penalty card: make a noise like a rooster crowing at six in the morning"

Found some good reply images for bad posts

Please soothe your soul with this footage of an enraged muppet being treated at the wild muppet center.

Woims!!

I think yes!

It is also Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen... Liturgically minded DQ observes the solemnity 🍦🙏

Quote about st joseph from st thomas aquinas

Quote about st joseph from st teresa of avila

Quote about st joseph from st andre bessette

Prayer of consecration of one's children to st joseph

St. Joseph's feast day today! A very good friend to have in heaven. (Saints agree.)

St. Joseph, ora pro nobis! 💙🙏

Photo of a sheltie dog lying on the floor and looking at the camera. This is gus.

Trivia Quiz: Gus’s name is short for

A) Gussie Fink-Nottle

B) Gustavo

C) De Gustibus

D) Augustine of Hippo

E) All/none of the above; Natalie can’t decide

Short fiction: Katschke's Baby A short story about a lost mother; also, hits du jour

New Substack post for folks! A short story about a dog & a lost mother (also, hits du jour):
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Unspoken bond uniting every person eating at the McDonald's (we are all people who eat at McDonald's)

Windstone is a Canadian charity dedicated to theology, ecology & the arts, & their work offers models of ecumenical Christian hospitality & the cultivation of beauty. So pleased to be working with & supporting some of the people I admire most.

Photo of a pamphlet for Windstone Farm Community. Title reads "roots for growth: cultivating a sustainable future." A photo on the pamphlet shows arms of two people wrapped around a tree trunk.

Kindred spirits, get to know this charity: I'm honoured & delighted to be a new member of Windstone Farm Community's Board of Directors. www.windstonecommunity.org

Five practices (including odd ones) that have genuinely helped me get writing done Trying to sum up some gleanings on making writing happen; additionally, hits du jour

New post! Some ways I’ve managed to get myself writing. Maybe they’ll help you, too. nataliemorrill1.substack.com/p/five-pract...

Their implied answer seems to be, "You can watch Corner Gas." Well,,

Dear Gym, how am I supposed to work out if your TVs are not playing the Olympics

Dreamed last Wednesday night that I was going to be allowed to adopt an owl, as it was blind and could not be released back into the wild. Needless to say, Thursday was shot through with vague disappointment.

We'll pull each other through the winter, somehow On neighbourliness and its manifestations; also, hits du jour

New Substack post! Sorry for the long hiatus, friends:
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I'd trust a Ronald. Skeptical of a Ron, though.

Screenshot of facebook post from 2015 from Natalie, with the following text: My brother, re: Dad's new madeleine pan: "Even looking at it gives me strange feelings of nostalgia." "Ha! So you're saying you're, like, the hyper-Proust?" "Ha ha ha... What?" He did not know who Proust was. He just had nostalgic feelings about madeleines.

FB reminded me of when my brother tried to reinvent In Search of Lost Time from first principles