I often think about this blog, and you, my readers.
I keep telling myself I’m going to set aside a few hours to write a lengthy personal essay, but then motherhood and work fill up my days and I find myself scrambling for time. I’m going to change my approach and start posting shorter pieces here more frequently, the idea being that it’s better to write short pieces than to not write at all.
I have a lot of longer essays in mind, so I’ll write and publish them here as time allows. But I’ll also experiment with shorter posts in hopes that the variety of writing will help tone my writing muscles and keep them strong.
With that in mind, I’m going to close here with a few photos of Madelyn, who turns seven months old today. She’s my little bundle of joy, my daughter! Here are some of my favorites from the past month …
Published by Mallary Tenore Tarpley
Mallary is a mom of two young kiddos -- Madelyn and Tucker.
Mallary absolutely loves being a mom and often writes about the need to find harmony when juggling motherhood and work.
Mallary is the Assistant Director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin, where she manages the Center's various programs related to distance learning, freedom of expression, and digital journalism.
Previously, she was Executive Director of Images & Voices of Hope and Managing Editor of The Poynter Institute’s media news site, Poynter.org.
Mallary grew up outside of Boston and graduated from Providence College in Rhode Island. In 2015, she received a certificate in nonprofit management from Duke University.
She now lives in beautiful Austin, Texas, with her kids, husband Troy and cat Clara. She's working on a memoir, slowly but surely. You can reach her at mjtenore@gmail.com.
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Mallary, Madelyn is gorgeous!!! She seems so happy and bright! I bet you feel as though you could burst with love!
Love, Kathy
On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 6:04 PM, Essays on motherhood wrote:
> Mallary Jean Tenore posted: “I often think about this blog, and you, my > readers. I keep telling myself I’m going to set aside a few hours to write > a lengthy personal essay, but then motherhood and work fill up my days and > I find myself scrambling for time. I’m going to change my a” >
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Thank you, Kathy! She is a pure joy! 😀
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