I support the United Way of Windham County for three reasons: as a tribute to my mother, because there is great need, and because we must make the most of our limited resources. My mother served on the Board of United Way of Westport, Connecticut for many years after she retired as a […]
Living in Place
Teaching Yoga to Foster Writing
I’ve just completed a 200-hour teacher certification and am planning on teaching yoga to foster writing with students and clients. I’ve been using yoga in my own writing practice for several years. I’m moving into a new phase in my professional life, as a midwife for those who want to tell their stories, and yoga […]
Eating the Landscape
While you may not have thought about eating the landscape, I’m currently obsessed by the idea for two reasons. Eating the Cultivated Landscape First, I’ve been eating all my life, and I don’t just love food, I love the rituals around it, from planting peas when there’s still snow on the ground to blessing wine […]
New Planned Parenthood Opens Downtown
The combination of mass shootings and the continual assaults on women’s access to reproductive health care hit home a few weeks ago, when I attended the grand opening of the new Planned Parenthood office in downtown Brattleboro. Fear. I was frightened that the celebration would be marred by some horrendous act of violence. And still, […]
Monarchs & Migration
A Symbol of Migration Thanks to a reader of Milkweed & Monarchs, I learned that Monarchs and Migration go way beyond the butterflies themselves. Monarchs have become symbols of migration, and twenty-two year old Dreamer Luis Rafeal has recently used the butterfly for a sign to help undocumented residents of a Chicago neighborhood find friendly […]
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