Writer and editor Martina Tyrrell publishes a newsletter for writers “to inspire and support you to meet your writing goals.” Because I’ve been tangled in a long-term project and need support, I subscribed. I’m glad I did. Accountability & Time Management Martina’s first two posts affirmed what I already do: check in weekly with my […]
Living in Place
Missing Hummingbird Feeder
I was eating lunch on the porch. The hummingbird approached, but the feeder was missing. It lay smashed on the patio. Did it just fall? I thought so. Then I saw the nearby scat. A bear.
The Right to Live in Peace
Some of my siblings are unequivocal in their support of Israel, and some of my children are unequivocal in their support of Palestine, leaving me uncomfortably caught in the middle, supporting everyone’s right to live in peace—including mine. I’m grateful for the sibling who emailed his disagreement with what I wrote about choosing not to […]
Comfort in Nature
I find comfort in nature when I’m heartsore with all that’s wrong in the world. This is the moment in my ecosphere, when the green veil of leaves obscures the view from my window. Instead of seeing through the bare trees down to the pasture beside the river, I see the nascent leaves hang pale […]
Conflicted About Celebrating Passover This Year
Growing Up Jewish in America The Passover Seder has been one of my favorite celebrations of the year, but I’m so troubled by what’s happening in the Middle East, that I don’t know how—or even if—I can celebrate a holiday about escaping oppression this year, or ever again. I was raised in a Jewish family, […]
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