I offer 4 (!) FUN ways (and yes, fun matters) to learn free basic bike skills (with a side dish of inspiration) through my proprietary Pedal Power with Pattie class, including the 1st bike class […]
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Slutty Vegan in Dunwoody!
So I was driving home from riding my bike (yet again) at Slow Duck Crossing (it’s fiction; it’s real). At a red light, I saw across the road, in the parking lot, the tell-tale yellow […]
Meet Kivonté
Meet Kivonté. He was Today’s Nice Stranger a couple of days ago. I met him after riding my bike to pick up a printed copy of a draft of my new book, Slow Duck Crossing, […]
I Failed
When I come across this saved Facebook exchange on my computer, it still makes me really upset. However, I am grateful I was able to include it (and what happened next) in my book (published […]
My Email to My Congresswoman’s Office UPDATED
This was written to Mr. Chris Speed, District Director for Representative Lucy McBath (who serves as the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 6th District, which is where I live). Hi, Chris. I so appreciated your taking […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike to a Ball Game without Having to “Be Brave”
Think you need to “be brave” in order to ride your bike to see the Atlanta Braves play baseball? Well, that’s still mostly true since the new stadium is located at the convergence of two […]
Art, Again
Art heals, but it won’t heal racism or misogyny. Art rejuvenates, but it won’t bring back to life the eight people, including six Asian women, murdered by the same person two nights ago in three […]
This Time, a Jump for Joy
Yesterday on St. Patrick’s Day, I put on the green ball gown my mother and older daughter made together many years ago, trotted into a pharmacy at a Kroger supermarket carrying the hopes of three […]
