Personal Essays

Magic is a Verb

One Month of Magic Writing Challenge Starts July 1!

Jun 28 •

Kelly Grace Thomas

Tiny Reflections: When Your Two-Year-Old Daughter Calls Herself "Fat"

On Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image

May 15 •

Kelly Grace Thomas

What I Try to Remember When the World Feels too Terrible for Words

“One of our greatest freedoms is how we react to things.”― Charlie Mackesy

May 6 •

Kelly Grace Thomas

A Love Letter to All the Women Who Refuse to Keep Their Magic Quiet

Happy International Women’s Day!

Mar 8 •

Kelly Grace Thomas

The Importance of Being Bad

What Moving to Spain Taught Me and My Ego

Dec 29, 2023 •

Kelly Grace Thomas

The Cost of Quiet

Speaking Up About the Loneliness of Motherhood

Nov 17, 2023 •

Kelly Grace Thomas

From the Back of a Cop Car to Book Deal

How Resistance To Creativity Can Almost Kill Us

Oct 24, 2023 •

Kelly Grace Thomas

How Brevity Saved My Writing and Marriage

The Art of Less

Oct 11, 2023 •

Kelly Grace Thomas

Why I Disappeared and What I Refused to Give Up

Why I Disappeared and What I Refused to Give Up

Sep 27, 2023 •

Kelly Grace Thomas

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