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back to goodbyes
This morning I let my daughter off at the train station. She’s riding up to Portland to spend the day with a friend. There was a hug and flurry and quick look after the door shut to make sure nothing remained on her seat, and then there was the lingering scent of her Allan Brothers … Continue reading
Posted in life, newsy, reflection, writing
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hello (almost) to goodbye
What’s the next best thing to having a book published with your name on it? Possibly it’s a book coming out with your name in it, plus 30 others’ names, and a neat publisher to do the start-up promotional work. I’ll warn you, I’m still writing about Tim and me (not Tim Elhajj, from the … Continue reading
Posted in life, writing
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interview: junking with Tim Elhajj
I’m old enough to remember pen pals. Mine were always kids from my neighborhood who moved away, or I moved away, or both, and we would write letters. Decades later, I found bloggers. From everywhere. We’ve tended to connect by virtue of being, in one way or another, from the same ‘hood: sometimes it’s faith, … Continue reading
Posted in books, interview, writing
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tending the possible
I like it when a title arrives. Often it’s when I’m on a roll in my musings, and there is something like a climactic crescendo of the brain. Yes, that fits with those other thoughts and ideas; wow, it’s great and grand. Boom. Then in the thought-quiet while I dry my hair or wash the … Continue reading
Posted in life, reflection, writing
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indirect lighting
It’s been almost two years, love, since Paris. That day we put one foot before the next to find each piece in the puzzle. Lots of meaning, somehow, in going from morning til far past dusk. I tried to write a story of inspiration about my anxiety and your kindness that day. But it was … Continue reading
Posted in life, wonder, writing
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called, or crazy
In the car last evening, though my eyes drooped like the sun behind pastel clouds, I decided I’d better ask him. “Are you still okay with that essay I read you last week?” “Let’s see, which one?” “With you and me, starting on my birthday with the 50s, expressing the good and, you know, more … Continue reading
Posted in life, writing
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resume play
Here’s your answer from last time. Sorry, I meant to post in a more efficient manner. But. The blog needed to pause. Do you wish some days for all of life to just. stand. still. A moment? There are things here worth pursuing, worth diving deeper for, and it takes a gulp of refreshment — … Continue reading
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interview: through the Ohlen Harris veil
Although my editor friend Lisa is a few years younger than I, she’s wiser regarding all things literary and nonfiction. She can tell you, after reading an essay, what sort of writing this is and what one might do to make it better. I love people like her. Sometimes editors edit because writing just hasn’t … Continue reading
@ prick of the spindle
For the first time in a while, I’ve had pieces published that are longer than 1000 words. One is at Prick of the Spindle. They picked up my essay, “After the Fall,” and it’s now available here. If you’ve known me a while, you’ll be familiar, perhaps, with my sometimes grittier style. If you think … Continue reading
Posted in memoir, writing
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the accidental graduate
I don’t know if this will be the closest I get to a higher educational degree, but I thought I would mention… I started writing posts on a Blogger blog four years ago. This morning, my WordPress dashboard tells me this is my 200th post. Since I began the work of educating myself to write … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, life, writing
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