The Unexpected

Tricia Steele
2 min readMar 19, 2024

Some days, you wake up and a fallen limb or ice has busted every pipe or pump or road. You get a job to do that frustrates every plan.

A surprise dusting after 50 degree day.

Some days, you wake up and a light brush of snow has visited every branch and bench and stair. You get a morning coffee view, a gift of beauty.

When I had a baby, I became a data gathering fiend. I recorded every second of every day into a perfect little app that made graphs of…

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Tricia Steele

MA, Science Writing from Johns Hopkins; Physics undergrad; Lover of words, woods, math, minerals, and anything done with conviction. twice-exited tech founder