Musings

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Reflection on 2016: You Are The Sprig Of Green Growing Out Of Shit Mountain

Instead of the regular rotation of holiday markets, I spent these last couple weeks camped out with my sister in a Taiwanese hospital helping my da...

Fuck You, Universe: Cards For Grief & Loss

In extreme freezing conditions, your body restricts blood flow to all extremities, conserving and redirecting its limited energy to preserve only t...

On love and loss, but mostly on love.

In the past couple years, Kwohtations has not only served as a crash course in starting and managing a business, but a lens through which I’ve come...

How To Grow With Integrity?

Dear everyone, I think a lot about what kind of person I want to be when I grow up (although I suspect that I will never feel entirely “grown”), an...

Cards For Love And Other Feelings

Hi everyone, Every year around this time, I can’t help but reflect on all the thoughts and feelings (oh, feelings) that Valentine’s Day stirs up fo...

Doing the Maker Hustle

Dear everyone, A confession: I’ve been a witness to and a participant in the glorification of “busyness” that has become pervasive in certain circl...

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Giving Thanks: Finding a Voice in Greeting Cards

Dear everyone, Yesterday was Thanksgiving. And while I struggle with celebrating a holiday founded on an atrocious version of history, I appreciate...

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Why I Travel and Dealing With The Post-Vacation Blues

Dear everyone, Two weeks ago I was in Colombia visiting my friend Amy, with no agenda to speak of except to wake up when it got too bright out to s...

Why Diversity Matters in the Card Aisle

Dear everyone, A couple years ago, a friend shared with me the difficulty of finding birthday party invitations for her daughter that featured brow...

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Why I Give Valentines Even Though I Hate Valentine's Day

Dear everyone, I am not a big fan of Valentine's Day. And by not a big fan, I mean I hate it. Firstly, it epitomizes the rampant, unapologetic co...

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Reflecting on 2014

Dear everyone, I became a business owner the way that protagonist girl falls in love in The Fault In His Stars: “I fell in love the way you fall as...

Why I Send Real Mail

Dear everyone, Don’t get me wrong, I love the internets. Using twitter to organize protests? Game-changing. Watching videos of tiny animals doing...