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Friends have my number. They always have. Friends know I’m a morning person, that seeing a fawn brings me great delight, that I’ll make a...
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Jun 15, 2023
White Flowers in June
White softness is joining the landscape, so unlike the green grass, leafy trees, rain clouds. It almost makes me giddy to greet the...
May 30, 2023
Honoring the Fallen Veterans
Cottonwood seeds fly and fall effortlessly past me as I sit on the porch in the midst of mountains. I am mesmerized by the tiny...
Mar 13, 2023
Why Do I Write?
I moved a few things in the pantry. And there it was—an envelope of zinnia seeds, hidden away. Zinnia seeds, out of place, come as a...
Feb 3, 2023
Going Home: A Memoir
Kindest friends, Some of you know that I have been working on Lee Farrier’s memoir. He is 90 years old, and he has an amazing story—one...
Aug 19, 2022
Fix-it People
When you first meet them, they seem like regular guys, like folks you might bump into at Lowe’s or in a hardware store. I have many...
Jul 7, 2022
I Do Miss Bookstores
In April, I went in for my regular doctor’s visit. When she asked how I was, I told her that I felt like I was on the edge of depression....
May 11, 2022
Teachers
It’s the month of May! Graduation is coming, and Mother’s Day just passed. My mama is gone, but I remember how she made efforts to teach...
Apr 25, 2022
Making Meaning Out of the World
Let me begin by saying I believe in poetry. It is the way some of us make meaning out of the messiness of the world. I think it helps me...
Apr 18, 2022
The Gift
A man handed me a mask. Next, he took my temperature and asked a series of questions to make sure I felt good. Afterwards, I walked past...
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