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Advent Thought Dec. 12 – Help Angels be Useful
“Even the sun, on earth beneath, turns in space like a gold wreath.” – Paul Engle, from his poem “The Wreath” in A Christmas Feast: Poems, Sayings, Greetings and Wishes. Compiled by Edna Barth On our walk this morning down River Road and more out of the wind than the...
November Walks
"Let us bless the imagination of the Earth"- John O'Donohue I have decided to post a picture of my morning walk every day in November. I may post some from other times of day too, and some that are sort of linked to walks, if that's okay? The world is so hard right...
Sunday’s Poem
Here is a poem by Aurora Levins Morales called Summons. This was shared with me today by my neighbor Aaron Davidman and now I share it with you, from a grandmother's heart-- Also, Aaron wrote and starred in the film Wrestling Jerusalem that I highly recommend...
Signs of the Season
This week I spent too much time--or maybe not enough-- it's hard to say, writing Nels "Nelbert" Niemi's obituary. It was an intense effort for only 800 words in the Chilkat Valley News. Every word counted, but I didn't want it to read like a telegram. There's a flow...
After the Deluge
It looks like we may have a few hours of sun after all the rain, and I am heading out now to plant some of Sabine's bulbs. Sabine (pronounced Sabina) is one of those avid gardeners that has a calling for encouraging the rest of us to at least try to add fancy plants...
October 10
While I was away I gave a couple of talks/readings in Wasilla and Talkeetna, and hosted a writing workshop at the Talkeetna library. I am not really a teacher, and am a bit anxious when asked to guide other writers. At the same time, I figure if I can do this, anyone...
Sunday’s Thought
I figured you'd like this one from Sister Simone Campbell, author of Nun on the Bus. I always read it at talks these days. It is printed in front of Bears and Ballots and I don't think we can remind ourselves too often about how important the "we" is in our democracy,...