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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Jul, 2019
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Jun, 2019
Summer Reading: a few cryptic reviews (no spoilers!)
Every summer I go in search of a book I can fall in love with. A book that will capture my imagination with poetic language, fascinating characters, and a compelling [...]
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Jun, 2019
Just Like Romeo and Juliet
Written with my Thursday night group with the prompts: garbage day is his marker in time (yes, that really was the prompt!), still making that noise, a perfect summer day, [...]
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Jun, 2019
New Book!
Greetings Blogosphere! I am excited to announce that I am releasing another book, a brief collection of short short stories (aka "flash fiction") and essays. It's called Wild Imaginings. Currently [...]
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May, 2019
The Changing Dreamscape
Ursula LeGuin wrote an amazing book called The Word for World is Forest back in 1972. A friend gave it to me sometime in the 80s and it has haunted [...]
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Apr, 2019
God of the Starling, God of the Murmuration
I wrote this a year ago at Easter, long before any of us had heard of Corona Virus. During this extraordinary time in our lives and history, I wanted to [...]
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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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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 [...]
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Nov, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, be aware of the grace that surrounds you.