I have been struggling to write this on time for it to post on its scheduled date of December 1. I have made a few starts on paper that seem to go nowhere and a few more going on in my head as thoughts come to me and then float … Read More
You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the play and the opera, And grace before the concert and pantomime, And grace before I open a book, And grace before sketching and painting, Swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing; And grace before I dip the … Read More
Yesterday as I walked through the living room, I passed the bowl of apples on the small round side table next to my chair. I caught the scent of the apples, Granny Smiths and Lady Pinks, which sometimes happens, and looking back at them, after a quick mental check of … Read More
later that night i held an atlas in my lap ran my fingers across the whole world and whispered where does it hurt? it answered everywhere everywhere everywhere —Warsan Shire Heart breaking, I wondered, what can I do? And the answer came Love deeper, love more Consciously Focused Committed … Read More