Roaming the Heart’s Terrain

On my Substack, Tanya Shaffer’s Off-Leash Chronicles, I share stories and essays on everything from creativity to travel to parenting to Buddhist spirituality.

Whatever topic I’m writing about, I’m really writing about the human experience, the ten thousand joys and ten thousand sorrows, this remarkable journey we all share.

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Stages of Life & Other Reflections

Splinter Selves

Are You A Follower, A Bender, or a Breaker?

What Comes Between Mother and Crone?

Your Inner Dog

Get Out Into It

The Silver Revolution

Thinking About Wearing My Jewish Star Necklace

The Me Who Stayed

Landscape of the Heart

Parenting

A Place Where All Is Forgiven

My Special Needs Kid Got Kicked Out of the Social Justice Club

The Hardest Thing

Sometimes Lines Are Blurred

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