Annie Midori Atherton

Annie Midori Atherton is a writer and mom based in Seattle, WA. Her writing focuses on parenting, culture, and any question that seeks to explain why we are the way we are.

In past lives she's been COO of The Financial Diet, fundraiser at a nonprofit serving seniors, barista, solo backpacker, and chronic forgetter of personal possessions, all of which have involved valuable lessons.

Get in touch at annie.m.atherton@gmail.com.

Spirit of the Holidays

by Annie Midori Atherton

The Gifting Hack That Made Me Actually Enjoy Christmas

The perfect solution to holiday gifting stress requires no spending and no new stuff.

Movies

by Annie Midori Atherton

'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Was Like Peering Into My Mother's Psyche

Evelyn’s challenge is not to slay anyone but to compassionately accept them.

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