“Ruffled feathers and endless squawking over a minor difficulty is typical of a crow’s life. I lean back on the counter and realize that could be my line….”
I ask my students to share a story about a time when they felt fully nourished. I don’t give them any parameters, just an open ended question, I stand back and wait. Often during my ever so creative warm ups, I’m faced with abject silence, averted eyes, and nervous twitter, but that would not be the […]
It’s 9 a.m. when my daughter Kelley shows up at the house with two dead fish. She has a detailed plan for our Father’s Day meal. I am selected, from a wide pool of possibilities, to be su chef, and financier. Okay, the truth is, no one else wanted the job. She has a stack […]
It is a new day, a new week, and I’m looking for new inspiration for my blog. Writing is a lonely occupation and I spend way too much time lost in my own thoughts. I’m like a weed in my own garden, germinating with no regard for the surrounding ascetics, and now I’m finding it […]
Living in the Gap 