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Apr 19, 20234 min read
Leaf By Niggle
True fairy-stories give “a fleeting glimpse of Joy, Joy beyond the walls of the world, poignant as grief.” JRR Tolkien
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Dec 14, 20223 min read
The Rite of Writing
It seats me right in the middle of this insane and lovely life...
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Dec 7, 20224 min read
Maiden Voyages: Inspiration from Our Ancestors
Inspiration from those who have who have gone before us, and survived some extremely difficult times.
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Jul 27, 20223 min read
That Little Beast
Words can fly like birds but when you try to catch them, they slither around like fish. Poems by Mary Oliver, David Whyte and a novice poet
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Jun 22, 20224 min read
Like Coming Home: Writing a Song
And when it's all done, it feels like such a miracle, like birthing a child. It's so hard to believe I had a major part in creating it.
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Jun 15, 20223 min read
Deep Calls to Deep
My 1st song in 30 years rises behind my eyes, begging to come out. I'm trying to sing the stars, thirsting to sing the stars.
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May 4, 20224 min read
It's About Us
Loosen, fingers, loosen your death grip on this very day. Open to the atmosphere of open, drink in large draughts of clear.
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Apr 20, 20224 min read
The Thing with Feathers
After all these years I'm still amazed when those minuscule seeds grow into plants hundreds of times bigger than their infant selves.
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Apr 6, 20226 min read
The Opus to Be Translated Is Yourself
All that I hoped to say in books, all that I ever hoped to say, is that I love the world. E. B. White
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Mar 30, 20225 min read
The Wit, Wisdom, Whimsicality and Wonderings of E.B. White
"He was the most charming man I’ve known, and he got that side of himself into his writing."
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Mar 23, 20224 min read
Very Well Right Where You Are
This is a bit odd, I thought...Of course, you can pick my experience to pieces logically if you want to. I'm choosing to take it as a gift.
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Mar 16, 20224 min read
That's How the Light Gets In: The Artist as Struggling Hero
In the artist's journey these inner fears often *are* the Threshold Guardians: I'm not a good enough. This is stupid. Nobody will like it.
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Feb 2, 20223 min read
Trees Might Bloom: On Writing
There are lots of things to be afraid of as a writer--being exposed, ignored, ridiculed. But there’s also elation, even wonder, as I write.
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