Lydia Tanner

2014-08-20

Since my first day as a gypsy two weeks ago, I’ve slept in tents, on couches, and occasionally in beds– in nine different places. I’ve biked seven new...

2014-08-12

My apartment smelled like cat pee the day I moved in. The blinds were broken, the carpet was stained, and the peeling, chipped bathroom looked like it...

2014-07-18

So a few weeks ago I crashed my bike. I clipped my bars on a tree, sailed gracefully through the air, and landed mostly on my leg, mostly on a tree stump...

2014-06-19

Last week I got a big box in the mail. Nestled in the cardboard around a shiny turquoise frame were bearings and cogs and mysterious levers attached to...

2014-06-04

The moment of a fall is the intersection of percieved vs. actual reality. Your sweaty, unresponsive fingers slide from that crimp, your skis rocket...

2014-05-31

I wonder why sometimes. Why wake up at the crack of dawn, get cold, get hot, get tired, get scared? Beyond maintaining some basic level of health and...

2014-05-13

Yesterday I brought a dessert to a table of ladies celebrating a birthday. They were a couple of older gals, and I wished the birthday girl a happy 2...

2014-04-30

To me, spring is never complete without a trip to the desert. I love snow, but sage and red dirt feed my soul, and in the years when I’ve stayed...

2014-03-22

I spent the last year or so pretending I didn’t have a bum shoulder. I figured I could just be more conservative, stronger or more mindful, but...

2014-03-18

Welcome to my newly revamped blog! I started this thing when I was 18, and it’s been through a bit of an evolution in the last few years. By evolution...