Loving Harvey: some Christmas musings
I wrote and published this piece six years ago, shortly after the death of a close friend. I came across it this week, and honestly, I'd forgotten that I wrote [...]
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Dec, 2019
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Dec, 2019
grace: a surprise from the universe
This is a true story. It happened several years ago, when I was still working full time. It was early on a Saturday morning when I set out with a [...]
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Nov, 2019
Making Up Stories: my spiritual practice
Do you remember that scene in Out of Africa when Meryl Streep, playing Karen Blixin (later known by her nom de plume Isak Dinesen) was hosting Robert Redford and Michael [...]
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Nov, 2019
Book News!
Here in California it remains unseasonably warm, so it's hard to believe that the holidays are right abound the corner. I want to let you know that all the paperback [...]
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Aug, 2019
Happy Labor Day Weekend
I hope summer has been a time of rest, relaxation and fun for you and your loved ones. I suggest we carry that spirit of renewal with us, even as [...]
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Jul, 2019
Happy Birthday, USA
This is a re-run from the early days of this blog, but still topical and seasonal. Enjoy! I pledge allegiance to this sand and gravel road that runs between the [...]
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Dec, 2018
Meditation on an Advent Wreath
Written with my Tuesday group with the prompt: traditions that become oppressive! Long ago, in the pagan cultures of the far north, work and travel were severely limited by cold [...]
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Dec, 2018
The Elf on the Ledge (copyright pending)
One day, before our writing practice, most everyone in the writing circle professed ignorance of the modern tradition called “The Elf on the Shelf.” Although I am no expert either, [...]
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Dec, 2018
Juicy
Every year on Pearl Harbor Day, I like to tell the story of my late mother, who was picking oranges with her best friend on December 7th, 1941, when they [...]
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Nov, 2018
Kittens for Christmas
I wrote this a year ago when my cats were just babies. They’re much more disciplined now—ha! I was sitting on the toilet a half hour ago, getting a clear [...]