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Good Friday (It Is One)
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ― E. B. White I know I have shared this quote before, but it was on my mind today as I walked Jeff and Trixie...
Sunday’s Thought- a Day Late
“When it's time to die, go ahead and die, and when it's time to live, live. Don't sort-of-maybe live, but live like you're going all out, like you're not afraid.” ― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees 'Live like you are not afraid'-- I love that line. Tracks in...
Look to the Helpers
I won't say I'm used to bad news-- but certainly the headlines lately leave little room for optimism-- the president is off the rails, Hollywood too, and fires and floods, mean-ness and murders in Las Vegas, injustice, misogyny, bigotry, racism,the future of the...
Monday, Monday…
I've been whistling "Monday, Monday, la laaa, la la la laaa..." -- Because, as the poet Billy Collins says-- in his poem Monday, " the birds are in their trees, the toast is in the toaster and the poets are at their windows "-- and this writer is at her desk by the...
Sunday’s Thought
“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” ― Abraham Joshua Heschel Chip is out moose hunting in the fog, and I am home puppy sitting. My timing on adopting a new dog was not the best when it comes to hunting season, but...
Prose Like Rain
Louise Erdrich was the guest author for the annual 49 Writers' retreat at Tutka Bay Lodge in Homer. She was so generous and genuine it made me want to be a writer again. (Lately, as you may have noticed, sitting at my desk has been a little low on my to-do list.) I...
Anchorage Talk 5-7 Thursday a the UAA Bookstore
A quick correction-- I will be at the UAA Bookstore tomorrow evening 5-7, not 7 as I mistakenly typed yesterday ( I have since corrected it! ) It was pretty foggy yesterday, both outside and apparently in my brain--