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- Sad transitions
- Snow, snow, snow and it’s really __ __ __ __ __
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Tag Archives: writing
Icy tears
She opened the door to 12 bitter degrees. Wind blew through polka-dot pajamas. Tears froze on her cheeks. Moon’s full breast ached. She wanted to run barefoot into icy snow but instead whispered “Goodnight…” and burrowed beneath four blankets to … Continue reading
Posted in January 2022
Tagged 2022, A Dalectable Life, creative writing, creativity, fiction, Goodnight, happiness, new beginnings, tears, writing, writing prompts
31 Comments
“Love has your back”
Last August, while visiting my childhood home down in the Thumb of Michigan, I picked up a tattered copy of WILD MIND: Living the Writer’s Life by Natalie Goldberg. I bought it at the library uptown (Barry laughs when we … Continue reading
Posted in December 2021
Tagged 2022, blogging, creativity, inspiration, love, Natalie Goldberg, New Year's, spirituality, Wild Mind, writing
23 Comments
What I really want to say…
I’m in downstate eastern Michigan lounging alone on my mom’s flowered pastel couch with the deep aroma of coffee beckoning. The tattered book “Wild Mind” by Natalie Goldberg peers up from the round glass table. Write, write, write, Natalie urges … Continue reading
Posted in August 2021
Tagged family, life, Michigan, musings, Natalie Goldberg, personal, spirituality, thoughts, writing
41 Comments
Last night the Winter King dreamed of pussy willows.
Last night in the heart of February, the Winter King dreamed of pussy willows. He dreamed of them sitting atop red buds in the lair of his woods. He dreamed them fresh with life and song and laughter. But, because … Continue reading
Posted in February 2021
Tagged dreaming, fairytale, imagination, reading, spring, The Winternight Trilogy, winter, Winter King, wisdom, writing
39 Comments
Pandemic memory: is there anyone else on earth?
In 2031 imagine your grandchild running into your kitchen grabbing a chocolate chip cookie and asking, “Grandma, what do you remember about the pandemic in 2020?” What do you say? How do you describe this year with so many challenges … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged 2020, aloneness, holy, hush, memories, pandemic, presence, snow, story, story-telling, writing
46 Comments
Zamfizzled
Yesterday proved to be one of those lie-about-on-the-couch-and-get-very-little-accomplished-days. Even though I had the best of intentions. Just no energy to clean, zing, zang, zip or zow. (I don’t know what zow means, but the Urban Dictionary says it’s an acceptable … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged energy, etymology, holy, humans, humor, Internet, lazing, sadness, spirituality, virus, writing
41 Comments
God loves nonsense, too
Last night I decided to write a light-hearted blog post today with the title “God loves nonsense, too.” At 1:30 a.m., wide awake, staring at the ceiling, my mind dictated an entire serious and logical post about “levels of awareness” … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged Advent, blogging, God, holy, Ma nama na, Muppets, nonsense, presence, Sesame Street, silly, Solstice, spirituality, writing
28 Comments