Come on up to the porch.

This is Em's front door, the wordy version. Every little site Em has made lives here, with a line about why it exists. Have a seat, pick a door, stay as long as you like.

calm

breatheA quiet place to slow down, one breath at a time. meditateA simple timer for sitting still on purpose. nothingA whole page devoted to doing nothing at all. the gardenThe growing collection at the heart of everything Em writes.

learn

germanEm is practicing a new language, one small step at a time. brainSome thinking about thinking. yetOn the word yet, and everything it holds open. habitsOn habits, big and small.Ask Em to open this door.

read

poemsSome poems, some of them read aloud. writingNineteen published pieces, with a karaoke style read-along. childCompare me: three different ways of seeing the same thing. sillyOccasional comics, just for fun.

for animals

factory farmsWhat factory farms are, and why they matter. karmaA piece on karma. cookiesA small piece about cookies. matchmakingA piece on matchmaking. helpA piece about what helping really means.

tools

pianoSongs learned, and songs still being learned. gymOn the gym.Password: animals repeatOn repetition.Password: animals betOn betting.Password: animals spanishPracticing Spanish.Password: animals templateA template.Password: animals