House Doodles

Staying Home

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:56:25 GMT

An essay about how working from home or staying home to care for a child influences the way people see you and the way you see yourself

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Spin Cycle

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:41:16 GMT

A piece of microfiction showing how even laundry offers a chance for contemplation.

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Coolheaded

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 22:12:00 GMT

A piece of microfiction about standing at the intersection of solitude and community in a small town and choosing which direction to turn.

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Longing

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 15:19:42 GMT

A piece of microfiction about the loss that occurs in increments in our home lives

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A Little Peace and Quiet

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:18:55 GMT

An essay about how there’s a kind of magic to having your own place, even if it’s only for a couple of hours at the end of the day

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Just Be Done With It

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:06:39 GMT

An essay about the long road of housework and working on the house, and the end of the journey

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At the Trailhead

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:12:16 GMT

A piece of microfiction about a woman who leaves home and hometown behind, keeping only one fragment from among the broken pieces of her life--a friendship

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Thorny

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:05:26 GMT

In this short story, a young couple move into their dream home and set about making it their own. Unfortunately, the former owner has her own agenda. Think of the house in the film The Money Pit. Now imagine if Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty lived there.

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Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:56:56 GMT

An essay about how difficult it can be to choose a place to call home, even when the sky is not the limit

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Laundry List

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:50:26 GMT

An essay about the push and pull of efficiency and inefficiency in daily life at home

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Home Away from Home

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:40:36 GMT

An essay about the urge to either relocate or redecorate based on the good feelings we experience during vacations, and about how getting a little out of one’s own context can change a person, for better or for worse

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Comings and Goings

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:26:53 GMT

An essay about entering and departing, leaving and landing, lingering and resting, via stoops and porches and doorways

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Piggies and Bears

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:24:33 GMT

An essay about how the seemingly humble cabins and pretty little cottages in children's picture books represent some fairly high-priced real estate

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A Worthwhile Endeavor

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:15:54 GMT

An essay about life choices, including the desire to rehab old houses

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Shelf Life

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:12:42 GMT

An essay about the travails of unpacking boxes of books after moving to a new house

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Age and Authenticity

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:00:12 GMT

An essay about the search for authenticity, in part through life lived in old houses

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About House Doodles

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:34:11 GMT

About House Doodles

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