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Posted on September 27, 2021September 26, 2021

We sold our sailboat

Back in May, I wrote about my aspiration to be unencumbered. What I didn’t write about is that at the beginning of the summer, my husband and I wondered, now that we have paddle boards, how much will we care about taking the sailboat out? We pledged to sail when we wanted to, but not … Continue reading We sold our sailboat

I aspire to be unencumbered
Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

I aspire to be unencumbered

My husband and I love the water. We met in the Florida Keys on a marine biology field course, and we both feel the pull of the ocean from our home in the Appalachian mountains. The nearest salt water is more than four hours from us. We can’t get to it in the morning or … Continue reading I aspire to be unencumbered

Posted on July 15, 2018

Never stop finding new ways to write

I should know by now that I like to switch things up. My blog is named after my tendency to flit, after all. For years, I’ve kept paper journals. Lined paper books that I write in with pens. I started out with pretty journals, some with leather covers, or with Japanese wood block art. After … Continue reading Never stop finding new ways to write

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Andrea Badgley is a mom, wife, reader, and writer. She grew up on the coast of Georgia and now lives with her husband and two children in the Appalachian mountains of Virginia. Her work appears in Southern Women’s Review, on the Brevity blog, and on The Daily Post. Follow her on Twitter @andreabadgley.

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