Lindsay Crandall

Lindsay is a writer and editor who teaches part time at the University of South Alabama, proofreads for the literary magazine Relief, and blogs at A Condition of the Heart. Her resume is a veritable hodgepodge of vocations, including newspaper editor, high school teacher, cocktail waitress, grant writer, editor of a wedding magazine, and involuntary homemaker.

Lindsay and her husband Adam live in Mobile, Alabama, by way of Rochester, New York, and will always be upstate New Yorkers at heart. Together, they try to balance their small urban life with a simple, slow approach to living. In May, they became parents to a baby girl, Lily.

Project 365 | 2009

I saw what’s beautiful in my life – the simple, ordinary, lovely things I have that have sustained me through this year’s ups and downs.

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Not So Fast Times, or Call Me Clueless

On the strange disparity of Amy Heckerling’s teen flicks.

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A Love Letter for the Season

Autumn: the scarf around my neck, the cool air tickling my nose.

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To Be Young@Heart

Young@Heart is about the celebration of life. It’s the kind of film that confirms that life is worth living to the fullest, whether you’re young or old.

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Garbage as Poetry

On garbage and language and human foundations.

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Nurturing Creativity and Harboring Genius

Maybe for as many times as we’re on, we’re very, very off. And maybe that’s okay.

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Banana Split Cake:
All-American Dessert

My perfect summer dessert is banana split cake – a no bake, layered dessert that shouts to be eaten outdoors at a picnic in July. It evokes memories of the Fourth of July, swimming and running around before recharging with a sugary slice.

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Fashion Designer Academic
Interview with Made By Rachel

The third in a series of Curator interviews with artisans.

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The Simple Complex Life

My father told me when I was in college that one of the secrets of life is to do less. It’s only been recently that his words have made any sense. Doing less goes hand in hand with living intentionally, making choices about my time that are healthy rather than convenient.

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How to Read a Book

I think a lot about what it means to be a reader – what reading is really worth. The truth is, I love to read but didn’t always.

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