In the silence, raspberry and tangerine mingling like half-melted sherbet behind the eastern trees on the hill, coffee diluted by the dullness of a room too temperatured, the chaos and unknowns of a land, free and not-so-much anymore, broken and unmending (Will we survive another semi-quincentennial? Will we survive even this day?), are softened to… Continue reading The Hope of a Nation
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Room 614 – Lantern
From A Sea of Lilacs: Sorrow in Verse and Vignette, available now in paperback or kindle versions. A vignette based on the true story of my best friend's Lantern gift to my mom. Momma Heidi called me her honorary daughter. Her youngest daughter is my nearest and dearest friend, so Momma Heidi took me as… Continue reading Room 614 – Lantern
The Stairwell & The Almost Said
Earlier this year, I began (and then grew distracted [oh, look! A cute little bunny!] so I set it aside on my kitchen table, where it still awaits my return) reading Bob Hudson’s The Art of the Almost Said. One of the first questions he poses, which I’ve been contemplating all summer as I chase… Continue reading The Stairwell & The Almost Said
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Postcard from the Moon
My daughter says she wants to be an astronaut when she grows up. I used to say that, too. I always wanted to go to the moon. But you know… things change. You get old. At least, I did. But in her case, she may just grow up to be an astronaut. We went to… Continue reading Postcard from the Moon