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The Quickening

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of…

6 min readMay 25, 2022

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The Quickening

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You Do Not Have To Be Good

“You do not have to be good.

11 min readJan 5, 2022

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You Do Not Have To Be Good

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Melissa Williams

All the Things I Do Not Need

I recently read this thought-provoking start to a blog post:

4 min readMar 15, 2024

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All the Things I Do Not Need

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Melissa Williams

On Ravishment

As a child I lived in tune with sensation. I lived out of my body. As I became a teenager, I began to move out of my body and into my mind…

11 min readMar 5, 2024

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On Ravishment

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Melissa Williams

A Quick Lunch or Fast Dinner Recipe

I just played with ingredients and created this ultra fast meal that I found to be especially easy and delicious, not to mention pretty…

1 min readFeb 19, 2024

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A Quick Lunch or Fast Dinner Recipe

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Melissa Williams

No Excuses

Yesterday I went for a glorious, blue-sky bike ride with my sixteen year-old daughter, and today I went for a sunny solo run. Although it’s…

3 min readFeb 11, 2024

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No Excuses

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Melissa Williams

Vegetarian Curried Winter Stew

Time and again I turn to this Curried Lentil, Squash and Apple Stew in the winter. It’s hearty, flavorful, and vegetarian.

1 min readFeb 6, 2024

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Vegetarian Curried Winter Stew

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Melissa Williams

Breadmaking in Winter

While I have learned to like winter so much more in recent years, we recently had close to a two-week stretch with no sun here in southern…

2 min readFeb 4, 2024

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Breadmaking in Winter

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Melissa Williams

Morning Inertia

For those of you who have been reading my work on Medium, you’ll notice that I’m experimenting with something new here: writing in a stream…

5 min readAug 21, 2023

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The Velveteen Woman

“You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be…

5 min readAug 19, 2022

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The Velveteen Woman

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Melissa Williams

Melissa Williams

I write about Nature and Nurture: getting outdoors and creating a nurturing home. Frequent inclusions: literature references, art, and spirituality.

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