Category Archives: Writing The Thing

Twelve Things & #AmWriting

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Alyson Indrunas

It takes work to shift your focus from the smudges on the windows to the view outside. ~Heather Havrilesky I’ve shifted my focus a bit on the social media since the start of the year just as an experiment, and … Continue reading →

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Stretching Into Change

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Alyson Indrunas

One stranger who understands your experience exactly will do for you what hundreds of close friends and family who don’t understand cannot. It is the necessary palliative for the pain of stretching into change. It is the cool glass of … Continue reading →

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12 Posts Complete: A Memoir

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Alyson Indrunas

I promised myself I would post monthly, and I’m happy to report that I will meet that goal when I click publish today. This post will be short (for me) because I’m still on my break from the social, the … Continue reading →

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Striving

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Alyson Indrunas

“The real risk is not changing. I have to feel like I’m after something. If I make money, fine. But I’d rather be striving. It’s the striving, man, it’s that I want.” ~John Coltrane Last weekend my bike team put … Continue reading →

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Three Dark Nights of The Soul

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Alyson Indrunas

“…people with self-respect have the courage of their mistakes. They know the price of things.” ~Joan Didion “On Self-Respect“ I’m traveling to my fifth state in seven days, and I’m currently sitting in an airport waiting for a my second … Continue reading →

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