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Free advice from a Momtog: Buy yourself a disposable camera
Buy yourself a disposable camera. Keep it in an easily-accessible spot, and snap photos of everyday moments in your home.

Morgan Barrett
Feb 262 min read
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The things of our lives | Remembering life as it is today
These things don’t exactly seem photo-worthy. After all, they’re just things. They’re not aesthetically pleasing. They aren’t...

Morgan Barrett
Feb 33 min read
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A winter garden reverie under the full moon
As I tried earnestly to become one with my couch, my pounding head and I were summoned out from under the warmth of the blanket and into...

Morgan Barrett
Dec 13, 20235 min read
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Love is the Way We Live on the Land
Love is particularly the way we live on the land when all signs of life have gone underground; when most find her unlovable, inhospitable—lo

Morgan Barrett
Dec 1, 20234 min read
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Where My Heart Beats
Folklore played through the speakers as I drove west down the gravel road with the twins in tow, bringing fall to mind, making me yearn...

Morgan Barrett
Jun 22, 20232 min read
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The Brightest Little Lights
As their mom, I try so hard
To soak up every last bit of them
Just as they are
But inevitably I will fail
For try as I might...

Morgan Barrett
May 19, 20232 min read
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The Splendor of Print on Paper
I'm a ravenous reader of books. When I say books, I mean books. I'm a snob for the sensation of fine paper on my fingertips

Morgan Barrett
Feb 23, 20233 min read
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Social Media is Noisy
It's only been about a week since I deleted Instagram off my phone, but I already feel calmer. There's more space in my head. It's quieter.

Morgan Barrett
Feb 14, 20235 min read
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Prejudice
In fact, she is different than I am. She did not judge me harshly. As she sat at the table next to me, she noticed me, too.

Morgan Barrett
Jan 31, 20234 min read
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Who do you think you are?
Honestly,
who do you think you are?
They’re laughing at you
behind their phones.

Morgan Barrett
Jan 31, 20231 min read
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Pretty
I'll spend my life tailoring my words
because I want her to know her worth.

Morgan Barrett
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Summer's Last Song
August has been surprisingly mild... the mornings have been cool, foggy, and not too humid. These mornings... herald the beginning of fall.

Morgan Barrett
Sep 1, 20226 min read
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A Letter to Myself
You’re 30, and you don’t cough anymore. Yeah. I thought you’d think that’s pretty amazing. Can I tell you more?

Morgan Barrett
Aug 16, 20221 min read
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Midsummer's Eve
Tomorrow is the Summer Solstice — June 21st, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Morgan Barrett
Jun 21, 20224 min read
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Through the Picture Window
Today it is a scene of peace. Tomorrow it may be one of black clouds, pounding rain or tearing winds. That is the way Kansas is.

Morgan Barrett
May 2, 20225 min read
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the emergence
the emergence of spring

Morgan Barrett
Apr 29, 20221 min read
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Winter reflections and yearning for spring
Today, it’s hard to imagine this ground bursting with life, as I know it will be in just a few short weeks.

Morgan Barrett
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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An Ode To My Twenties
This is an imperfect recollection of the past 10 years of my life. There are certainly parts I'm not proud of, but I'm human, and I've made

Morgan Barrett
Feb 6, 20229 min read
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No one would
A homeless man in front of the coffee shop door Talking to himself Laughing, then nearly crying I wonder who he is talking to His zip-up...

Morgan Barrett
Nov 15, 20212 min read
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Hello, there
Acting on a dream is possibly the bravest thing one can do. Upon taking action, the dream no longer lives only in your heart, safe...

Morgan Barrett
Oct 7, 20212 min read
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