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Advent Thought Dec.8– Holding the Light
"See how everything we have made gathers the light inside itself and overflows. A blessing.--Stuart Kestenbaum in his poem Holding the Light in The Wonder of Small Things: Poems of Peace and Renewal edited by James Crewes. The power went out in Juneau before we woke...
All Souls’ Day, November 2 on the Chilkat
It's got to be more than flesh and bone, all that you love is all that you own. -Tom Waits from his song Take it With Me 9:35am, 33 degrees, low tide, north wind. I love the idea of morning work that begins with the date, time and weather. I do that in my journal, and...
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...