Archive - TENILLE TOWNES- The Wanderer's Notebook

A Letter from 80-Year-Old Me

I’ve always thought elderly women are stunning.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

This next chapter is brought to you by Zoloft :)

(and meditation, and prayer, and therapy, and sleep, and exercise, and writing, and leaning on the ones I love)

May 19 •

New Things Challenge Update #16–20

The mission of this challenge has been multifaceted.

May 5 •

April 2025

It's a matter of listening

A poem for your Tuesday

Apr 22 •

Dolly Parton Loves the Mornings

I’m not sure there’s another human on the planet who sets the bar like Dolly does.

Apr 15 •

March 2025

New Things Challenge Update: #12-15

I feel like I’ve been cleaning out the attic of my mind lately.

Mar 2 •

February 2025

A dog and the mailman

“Sam, it’s okay.” A phrase I catch myself saying perpetually, smiling to myself.

Feb 2 •

January 2025

“Do you wanna dance?”

Maybe it’s the simplicity. Naivety. Maybe it’s the fact that you’re strangers. The mystery. The way you’re someone new to someone who doesn’t know you.

Jan 23 •

New Things Challenge Update #6-10

I’ve been slowly keeping things going with my challenge of trying 100 new things…

Jan 6 •

December 2024

I just found this video looking through moments from this past year, and I can’t get over how much I love this Patty Griffin song.

Dec 31, 2024 •

4:08

It's a matter of faith.

a poem for your Monday

Dec 9, 2024 •

November 2024

The Best View In The House

I want people coming to these shows to feel seen… and I guess I’m sharing these thoughts today to say that I really do see you.

Nov 3, 2024 •

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