Category Archives: wonder

bee refreshed

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Deanna

You make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give. ~Sir Winston Churchill

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“You doing all right?” I asked Mom. She sat in the pew beside me at the downtown Presbyterian church. The ceiling peaked miles, it seemed, above our heads. “Oh, I’m calm,” she said. “I’ve helped him practice so often, I … Continue reading →

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somebody’s old lady thinks so

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Deanna

Reflecting on my first fifty years… What has been most significant? While still in process about everything, I would start with growing up in a loving family finding my love, getting to keep him receiving my children, letting them go. … Continue reading →

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humble sunday

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Deanna

Today. Holy, passion, branches, ass’s colt. “O, Jerusalem, Jerusalem…!” Deliberate, determinate, love. And tears. Individuals know pieces of truth. Moments arrive that reveal what I know I know I know. A sense of reality. And yet nothing can be true … Continue reading →

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random notes on creative nonfiction

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Deanna

I want to uncover from real to real, though I can barely get beyond imagined. The role my supposings play, though, makes it fun: a biography of air, of ants, or aunts, a piece of driftwood once a tree. A … Continue reading →

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friday thought

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Deanna

It’s not so much sitting down, composed, saying, “What shall I write today?” as it is racing, capturing ideas that surge, foaming, onto shore, before they pull away.

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happy portion

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Deanna

For a few years I tried to write prettier – to add flourishes that would astound. I guess I didn’t think I would run into that purple prose problem, because I had tended at first to write so sparsely. Surely, … Continue reading →

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theophany

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Deanna

First I said no. Tim asked if I would come with him to the Theophany service at St. John’s Tuesday morning (7:00 a.m.). I looked at loss – of writing time, of a weekly Bible study at a friend’s home … Continue reading →

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coasting to an idea

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Deanna

Water reflected moon’s shine. White crests and packed sand dimly shown, drawing the two of us from a room of comfort into the chill and gusts before dawn. Feebly I attempted visual capture. But more to the point, the narrative … Continue reading →

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remembering John

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Deanna

In the library meeting room interfaith, spiritual, memoir enthusiasts gather. Mom takes her pen, jotting notes from long ago, before Dad, before me. Sorrows and blessings we’re asked to ponder. Hers, the sorrow of a sixteenth birthday weekend. Helping her … Continue reading →

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