You've (not) got mail . . .
. . . but you DO have an essay from me!
Dear Subscribers,
I’m still getting the hang of having turned on payments for those of you who have chosen to buy subscriptions, and this morning my essay accidentally went out with the paywall turned on. I forgot that I have an extra step now, in setting it up for publication, where I need to turn off the “paid subscribers only” before sending.
So please accept this message with a link to the now available post, with my apologies for having left you out of the loop.
I hope you have a beautiful day (we’re supposed to get snow in my neck of suburbia) and that tomorrow lifts you with a sense of miracle, no matter who you voted for.
Best Regards,
~ Leah
Surprised By Joy
NOTE TO READERS: I published this four years ago, about a month after Joe Biden took office. At the time, I wanted to share my strange experience of his inauguration day and my reflections on it, because it seemed possible it could help others like me who wanted to avoid being brought low by disappointment and fear. Though I think it’s likely most of my…