Recent Issues
Jan
11
Of Fires and Fathers
LA is still consumed by fires, both massive and minor. The magnitude is immense, and the pressure of grief and loss weighs heavily on all of us– citizens of Los Angeles
4 min read
Dec
22
![Wintering Up](/content/images/size/w750/2024/12/photo-1732647169576-49abfdef3348.jpeg)
Wintering Up
I am all up in the cozy right now, and it does not matter that it has been a sunny
3 min read
Nov
24
![Who is at the Table?](/content/images/size/w750/2024/11/photo-1563258795-fabfca268715.jpeg)
Who is at the Table?
Whoever you invite to your table, imagine how they arrived, the immense journey that all the ancestors took.
2 min read
Oct
20
![H(a)unting for Joy in all the Usual Places](/content/images/size/w750/2024/10/photo-1507980062492-714282f31ee0-1.jpeg)
H(a)unting for Joy in all the Usual Places
How have you been? It's already mid-October, and the holiday haze is descending on us. It isn'
3 min read
Sep
22
![Let's Start at the Very Beginning](/content/images/size/w750/2024/09/photo-1482015527294-7c8203fc9828.jpeg)
Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Musing about Beginnings: I am sure there are loads of theological articles on what season of the year Adam and Eve awoke in the Garden and plucked the apple from the Tree.
3 min read
Aug
25
![What To Do When You Are Not Ready](/content/images/size/w750/2024/08/photo-1532979772520-f2763956cce0.jpeg)
What To Do When You Are Not Ready
The new school year threw open its doors a week ago and I am not ready.
3 min read
Aug
01
![In a Flash](/content/images/size/w750/2024/08/Flash-1.jpg)
In a Flash
One year of The Joy Diaries! Thank you for reading and supporting creative efforts!
2 min read
Jul
24
![Endings are just Beginnings](/content/images/size/w750/2024/07/IMG_1970-1.jpeg)
Endings are just Beginnings
I am pushing the pause button. Modeling rest is as important as taking it. So, I am writing here to let you know three things.
1 min read
Jun
23
![For the Love of Strawberries & Summer](/content/images/size/w750/2024/06/SMCfountain-1.jpeg)
For the Love of Strawberries & Summer
Hello everyone and welcome to the first of the summer newsletters! It's officially summer. I hope everyone is
4 min read
May
19
![It's Tough to Get Closure, but Books!](/content/images/size/w750/2024/05/IMG_1831-1.jpeg)
It's Tough to Get Closure, but Books!
I finally got closure on my father's death since the funeral had to be rescheduled for several months later due to my mother's fall and hip recuperation.
4 min read