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Leah Pellegrini
Leah Pellegrini

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Reasons not to write: a non-exhaustive list.

With footnotes. Very important footnotes.

Apr 14, 2022
Reasons not to write: a non-exhaustive list.
Reasons not to write: a non-exhaustive list.
Apr 14, 2022

The difference between loyalty and obedience — especially for writers and creators.

Plus, Mary Oliver on the “third self.”

Apr 7, 2022
The difference between loyalty and obedience — especially for writers and creators.
The difference between loyalty and obedience — especially for writers and creators.
Apr 7, 2022

What writers can learn from the mantis shrimp.

…and why sensitivity is a creative person’s greatest gift.

Mar 31, 2022
What writers can learn from the mantis shrimp.
What writers can learn from the mantis shrimp.
Mar 31, 2022

A story about cars and callings.

This essay cost me $186.84. Plus $130, if you count the window repair.

May 14, 2021
A story about cars and callings.
A story about cars and callings.
May 14, 2021

We must embrace the soft stuff.

On adopting a dog named Tomato, skies full of clouds, and other tender things — including a reframe of “productivity.”

Apr 7, 2021
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We must embrace the soft stuff.
We must embrace the soft stuff.
Apr 7, 2021
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On the “anniversary effect”

…and the stories told by the vaccine rollout, from the perspective of a person with Type 1 diabetes.

Mar 15, 2021
On the “anniversary effect”
On the “anniversary effect”
Mar 15, 2021
Curious

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Curious

A Story about Breeze, Birds, and Breath.

On hard conversations, conversation, and understanding the craving for quiet.

Aug 25, 2020
A Story about Breeze, Birds, and Breath.
A Story about Breeze, Birds, and Breath.
Aug 25, 2020
Tenderly

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Tenderly

Efficiency Shouldn’t Be the Goal

On growing tomatoes and the insidiousness of work culture

Aug 11, 2020
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A photo of a tomato plant growing next to a mesh fence, with mostly plump green tomatoes, a few reddening in the middle
A photo of a tomato plant growing next to a mesh fence, with mostly plump green tomatoes, a few reddening in the middle
Aug 11, 2020
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A story about foraged flowers.

On falling in love as the world ends, like we’re tending to one delicate rose that’s blooming, unfathomably, in the eye of the storm.

Apr 10, 2020
A story about foraged flowers.
A story about foraged flowers.
Apr 10, 2020
Human Parts

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Human Parts

A Study in Gaps

Finding meaning in the spaces between

Aug 8, 2019
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A Study in Gaps
A Study in Gaps
Aug 8, 2019
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Leah Pellegrini

Leah Pellegrini

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Writer, farmer, etc, just trying to make Mama Nay proud.

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