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thoughts on spring from a lower case poet
Spring in Boston deserves a post every year, for no matter what the winter has held, be it a snow …Continue reading »
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Poetry is Necessary – Bumper Sticker Philosophy
Two years ago our trusty 7-passenger white van was totaled by a snow plow, and with its demise an era ended. …Continue reading »
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“Cultural Hope”
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An Epiphany at the Dress Rehearsal
I decided to watch the first dress rehearsal. Our daughter, Adelaide, was in the kid’s chorus of Kansas State University’s …Continue reading »
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The Little Church Around the Corner
We were walking back from a bookstore in NYC where the motto is “18 miles of books” when our daughter said …Continue reading »
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Writing the Old Fashioned Way….With Pen and Paper
We’re ending the week with this great piece from Robynn! After you’ve read it, you may be compelled to pick …Continue reading »
View ArticleLive Slowly; Enter in Gently
I find it impossibly difficult to return to writing after summer time. It’s so maddening. I finally have the space and the quiet I need to write and … nothing. Brick walls. Dead ends. The words refuse...
View ArticleWe are Too Fortunate
This weekend we walked along the rocky coast, a bright sun beginning its journey to set and emerge on the other side of the world. It was so incredibly beautiful. "We are too fortunate!" I thought to...
View Article#OnlytheGood – Volume 4
Last night we walked along the Charles river. The moon was full and glorious. We looked across the river at the Boston skyline, the full moon gracing the sky, and for a few minutes, all was well. This...
View ArticleComedy & Tragedy
I’m sitting at a coffee shop in Rockport, Massachusetts. The sky is grey outside, the cold wind from the ocean biting and intense. Inside is warm with low conversation, the smell of toasted bagels and…...
View ArticleMaking Something is Hopeful
I’m in Rockport today, taking a break from what has been a busy, crazy schedule. Fog covers the area stretching out over the ocean, creating a thick blanket over both reality and imagination. We drove…...
View ArticleRejection, Resilience, and Pressing On
The rejection email came one week after I had submitted the article. In truth, it was a kind and professional email. My article was “thoughtful and creative” they said, and it would not work for… More
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