For we were young yet and full of fun yet and looking forward to days to comeIt’s not the first time or the last time; that forever we will have …
Potted Pink
The gardener digs in another time, without past or future, beginning or end…Here is the Amen beyond the prayer. Derek Jarman “I like the way the air is moving,” said …
N0. 52 – Licensed for Light March 31, 2021
I’m not scared of the inky hours anymore. Darkness turned me into a nail bitter around the four year mark. The reason I know this is because our house at …
No. 51 Toofie Travelogue March 23, 2021
Grappling with life’s mysteries, I long for a cultivated society where newborns receive a heads up on the ministration of teeth. A possible tooth travelogue issued to the proud parents …
Number 50 Conjugating Verbs Enchantment March 16, 2020
Considering the startling installments through which we’ve lived, surely you’ll pause when I tell you that while tossing a bag of aluminum cans into a recycle bin, I saw a …
Number 49 – Cloudspotting March 9, 2021 – Enchantment
In groundhog fashion last week I exited from my hole to case the joint and test the weather. The outdoor nature of March is well defined in its quirkiness: In …
No. 48 – Hot Bath? March 3 Enchantment
Idling in a quadruple line of automobiles stretching far as the eye could see, I watched the nurse who would give me my first Covid vaccine. We shared more than …
No. 47 – Wearing Pants February 23, 2021 – Enchantment
My California cousin Dede sent me a photo of our Mississippi Delta grandparents. C.M. and Margaret had photographed each other in the backyard of their Yazoo City home. They were …
Number 46 – The Attic Feb 16, 2021 – Enchantment
What’s clear to me today is that once upon a time I took a mental snapshot and pressed into memory an interior space that I wanted for my own. For …
No. 45 – Seasons of Love Enchantment – Feb 9, 2021
Have you ever noticed how a certain purity of essence can pour from one human being to another? Often the speaker of truth is not even aware of their influence, …