Trying to Pep Talk
Kathy was right. Writing my way through the list of to-do’s got the motor running again. Before leaving the house for a morning of teaching, I meditated, did Morning Pages, and made a specific [...]
I Think I Can, I Think I Can…
Not ordinarily one to complain in public, I have really been struggling with time management all winter. While I am certain that I am working hard, and I continue to have little success along the [...]
The Artist’s Statement
The inside trim on the rim of Viva’s black-framed eyeglasses is a modern shade of electric blue. This is the first thing I notice as she stands squarely in front of me, eyes sparkling from the [...]
When Women Gather
Eve’s Night Out is a whopping success. We have fourteen readers and run for two and a half hours, audience totaling twenty. Precisely in the middle of Nowhere, Appalachia, this is no small feat. [...]
Naming It For What It Is
MGL shows up everywhere. He is at Joe’s when I am trying to concentrate on the Latin names of plants. I fumble my words as I dig in the very gardens that he and I first met in. When I try to [...]
Perspective
Jade is doing yoga in her underwear when Viva and I walk into her winter rental apartment up at the craft school. She blushes, stretches out of upward facing dog pose, and stands upright. Her [...]
Clarity Comes Quickly
No,I decide, no. This is not my life. Meaning, that of course now I know the truth, but after a day of meditation I can say with confidence I am happy to let him have his life, that mess which he [...]
Not Quite the Fairy Tale Ending
(THE LINKS WORK NOW…) A letter arrives from MGL. He is in prison in south Georgia. This is no place for a liberal activist with a big mouth who has been accused under the Patriot Act of [...]
A Long and Luscious Day
Some days it feels impossible to zoom in on one magical moment and paint its picture. Instead, the day begs for lists and making up new words and total disregard for explanation of context. “Let [...]
