2: Swan

I started at some point thinking more seriously about animals and symbolism. When I was in New York City, I met this amazing group of older women who met weekly to meditate and write and chat about religious and spiritual stuff. Also we had wine, and I brought a chickpea salad from the deli across […]

Lent 1: Ash Wednesday

It feels right to do the practice of posting every day for a while. Maybe until Easter. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. As much as I enjoy Mardi Gras, it is also, when the rubber meets the road, stressful. I get anxious about having all the stuff, about if I will be anxious, […]

Avalanche

Last fall, I cared for a family member who was ill. Now we can hardly be in the same room. Let us call person Blue. I feel like Blue has died. Like you feel when someone emotionally break from you, and stays physically present. Like when someone gets dementia. Or breaks up with you. My […]

Hung Out to Dry

The morning after my stepsister’s wedding (an epic event at which I danced with a photographer from Martha Stewart Weddings who wore a checkered suit and a shy good ole boy from Mississippi, among other victories), I walked into the hotel dining room breakfast, and my family were joking about being quiet and not […]