On Little Cat Feet (Fog City Comes Back)

Lowen Baumgarten

06 Nov 2025 — 1 min read

"O gray-eyed and inventive queen. Blessed mother of the arts. Your domain is on windswept hilltops."

There’s always so much throat-clearing, when I start writing again. Am I apologizing to you? To some other imagined reader? To Pallas Athena, goddess of war and poetry? To myself?

Showmanship, stupid. Stop making excuses and tell them you’re back.

Slowly, yes, on silent haunches, etc., Fog City is coming back.

Looking over harbor and city, here’s what we’ve got on the horizon:

How the Wheelbarrow Got to Our Wedding
7 Rules for Hiking the Grand Canyon
Bonk! (waking up on the side of the road)
What We Did in the Attic Til 2am (guest post from Corrin!)
What Does the Fox Say
Listening to Hamilton, Walking to Work, and Sobbing
3 Movies That Make Me Cry
Wanderer Above Sea and Fog

So let’s move on. Stay tuned.

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