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Leah Nyfeler

Leah Nyfeler

6th Graders Can Solve Our Voting Problem

Are you a Texan? Did you vote? Well, congrats; you are one of the 12 percent of registered voters who cast a ballot yesterday. True —…

Nov 7, 2019

white oval with American flag that says Reading your ballot should be as easy as reading this sticker (by Leah Fisher Nyfeler

Nov 7, 2019

Leah Nyfeler

When Did Public Libraries Become a “Waste”?

On a mission, I bypassed the long line of voters and zipped into the Carver branch of Austin Public Library. Heading straight for the…

Nov 5, 2019

When Did Public Libraries Become a “Waste”?

Nov 5, 2019

Leah Nyfeler

Chicago Is Us

Some American cities are bigger than life. What I think of as “quintessentially American,” like Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington…

Nov 2, 2019

Chicago Is Us

Nov 2, 2019

Leah Nyfeler

In Which I Imagine The Endings These Game of Thrones Characters Truly Deserve

Yes, I get that you can’t please all of the people all of the time. Someone (especially someone heavily invested in an eight-year long…

May 21, 2019

In Which I Imagine The Endings These Game of Thrones Characters Truly Deserve

May 21, 2019

Leah Nyfeler

Like to Read About Murder?

I confess: I enjoy true crime books. Naturally, as I track my #52booksin52weeks reading, a fair amount of the genre shows up. So I culled…

May 10, 2019

Like to Read About Murder?

May 10, 2019

Leah Nyfeler

What Do You Do When the Creative Well Runs Dry?

I’ve been watching my friend Leigh Ann Torres on Instagram with a mixture of awe and envy. I say friend, though I know Leigh Ann better…

Apr 30, 2019

What Do You Do When the Creative Well Runs Dry?

Apr 30, 2019

Leah Nyfeler

Trevor Noah’s Autobiography Transforms a West Texas Drive

Far mesas, turning windmills, splotches of scrub brush and grassy tufts, sharp spires of agave and sotol, with sporadic interruptions of…

Sep 18, 2018

Trevor Noah’s Autobiography Transforms a West Texas Drive

Sep 18, 2018

Leah Nyfeler

Thunderstruck by Chuck Wendig’s “Thunderbird” and Miriam Black

I have a weakness for books, birds, and people who make me laugh. Not necessarily in that order; all are somewhat equal in their…

Mar 22, 2018

Thunderstruck by Chuck Wendig’s “Thunderbird” and Miriam Black

Mar 22, 2018

Leah Nyfeler

Wondering About Happiness in the Face of Valentine’s Day

I keep staring at the wall, torn. Is doing nothing passively agressively setting my husband up to fail? Shouldn’t I just go ahead and take…

Feb 13, 2018

Wondering About Happiness in the Face of Valentine’s Day

Feb 13, 2018

Leah Nyfeler

Can I Be Absolved of Gentrification?

In case you haven’t looked at my little circle logo, I’m a white woman. In today’s divisive times, I think a lot about what it means to be…

Nov 29, 2017

Can I Be Absolved of Gentrification?

Nov 29, 2017

Leah Nyfeler

Leah Nyfeler

Always up to push a few boundaries: workouts, travel, politics, food & chat. Read more at Enjoying the Journey: Observations on the Fit Life, leahruns100.com

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