So what really happens on Facebook when someone gets poked? And how did we go from this … … to this? Mara started it on our walk on Zephry Farm Wednesday to see the rune marker on Ray’s grave that was described in our friend Katherine’s story in Moonshine “Appalachian Funeral.” We came across some [...]
1. This is the time of year when I can’t tell the difference between a monarch butterfly on its way to Mexico and falling leaves when they cross my path. 2. Favorite word this week: Shenanigan 3. Last week I went for my scheduled dentist appointment for the dreaded root canal. It felt like I [...]
I just want a pair of jeans with no designs on the pockets, ones that aren’t bleached or torn to look old, ones that don’t hang like saddlebags on my hips, ones that I don’t have hem or loosen the waist by moving the button, ones that fall below the waist but don’t look like [...]
I drove way out into what seemed like no man’s land, to Camp Powhatan in Hiwassee Virginia, on Saturday. I went there to do a story on Camp Treehouse, a day camp hosted by hospice for kids who have recently had a death in their family. I wasn’t there for five minutes when a woman [...]
The reflection that the dialogue circle provides can be utilized as a fast moving current to move participants to the doorway to a transcendent awareness. Dialogue is talk that moves you forward! ~ Judy O’Brien Therapy or play? A salon or a café? A scientific laboratory or a book club? I don’t know what my [...]
1. Too Tired 2. A Heart of Stone 3. A Mug Shot 4. A Blank Check
No firewood delivery No paycheck in the mail No day off No free lunch No matter His closet door creaks where summer clothes still hang The full moon is hidden in mist
1. Last night I swore the moon looked like a Gollum with its eye on the brightest star in the sky. 2. I bet I can make you curse within three minutes. Try THIS. 3. Joe and I have a date to look up at the moon every night at 9 p.m. while he’s away [...]
