For William because his encouragement has been constant. We’re working on an ambient piece based on my story, Everything Leaves,…
This is Letting Go
Lately a lot of people have been asking me, “How are you feeling about retiring this year?” I find that…
No Ordinary Love
Teachers have pride. No kidding. No matter that we may be a bit punch drunk at the moment what with…
What They Say, What They Mean to Say
I have this little girl in my kindergarten class. We’ll call her Emma. Emma does not like to be ignored.…
What Goes Around Comes Around
What goes around comes around. Just like the moon around the earth or the planets around the sun. Just like…
Flying Circles
Here it came and we walked along trying to find our hands for the trees and then later we just…
A Ball of Yarn
A Ball of Yarn I have a ball of yarn on my dresser. It’s waiting there when I come home…
To Love a Feral Thing
To love something feral is to be very careful and very patient. You have to wait sometimes and then let…
Bare is not Barren
Another winter. Another time of cold and quiet. I tell myself to make use of this time, to do something…
“Look for the big red letters on the box!”
“They spell JELLO and JELLO spells a treat!” That was the commercial on The Jack Benny Program from the mid-1930’s…
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