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To the Core

When do you come up for air?

by Caitie Leibman January 20, 2026February 1, 2026

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What should I learn: A Poem

Sometimes a piece emerges.

by Caitie Leibman January 19, 2026January 25, 2026

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Fall Seven, Up Eight

On keeping at it.

by Caitie Leibman January 18, 2026

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Inflows, Outflows

Day 17.

by Caitie Leibman January 17, 2026

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Conservation of Energy  

Just add moisture.

by Caitie Leibman January 16, 2026

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Sprained My Brainkle

The call’s coming from inside the house.

by Caitie Leibman January 15, 2026

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Prickly

Day 14.

by Caitie Leibman January 14, 2026

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Sharpen Your Pencils

Day 13.

by Caitie Leibman January 13, 2026

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Water in the Well

Day 12 Hemingway called it leaving water in the well. You don’t go and go and go until you’ve drained yourself: you stop when you’ve still got a little left. How do you leave water in the well? My students thought some of the ideas we talked about were bananas. Leave off a sentence halfway…

by Caitie Leibman January 12, 2026

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It’s Not So Bad

I just do what the phone says.

by Caitie Leibman January 11, 2026

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