Waiting for Rain: A Poem of Dis-membering and Re-membering
Waiting for Rain Little ballerina girlForgetting her bodyFlyingBendingSwaying A magnificent tree A ray of light Grace Beauty Beautiful soul Taken away by the mu...
Category: Experimental
Glimpses of Self in Granite and Bronze
On May 3, 2023, I visited Vigelandsparken in Oslo, Norway with my moms and grandmother. The sculpture park houses Gustav Vigeland’s life’s work, inc...
The Smothering Comfort of Clinging to Safety
A part of myself that needs love hasn’t been loved. I do not love the achiever perfectionist part of myself, clinging to safety and stifling authenticity....
This Untouched Moment
The clouds waited not for anyone to see or touch them. And still, gliding off the chairlift, their cottony down presence pulled me toward the ridge. Thick white...
Accidental Person
I’m reading Terry Tempest Williams’ book, Refuge. One sentence pricks my soul. She writes, “Within every checklist there are those birds listed as ‘accidentals,...
Make your eyes behave!
Make your eyes behave! Last week, I started on a different kind of writing: computer coding. I’ve always wondered what would have happened if I’d taken a comput...
The End
This story came to me after a visit to the cemetery near my house. I saw the name “Olander” on a headstone, and I knew that it would show up in a story soon! Ol...