Now that I’m about to leave the country for four months, I find myself digging in and enjoying all things American. An odd nostalgia for my town and state have settled in, which I’m sure is only because my bags… Read More »Go With Your Gut
Soon, I’m off to England for a semester. I’ll be teaching and writing and touring around. I’ll hit the Edinburgh International Book Festival and Festival America in Paris. I cannot wait to go, but I’m leaving behind my family for… Read More »What Gets Me
Many of my friends are poets. On this last day of National Poetry Month, I offer a reading of a friend’s poem. I hope you enjoy “The Catch-All” by John Palen. You can find the text at Heron Tree.
Five. That’s how many people in my small world have died since November. People I knew. People I cared about. Yes, it’s been a long, cold winter. My Aunt Emma was 103 when she passed yesterday, a peaceful death with… Read More »From Here to There and Back Again
My friend, Elizabeth Bergman, passed today. This photo is one her husband took of her when they lived in the Bitterroot Valley in Montana. Less than six months ago, I was standing with Elizabeth in the Sinking Creek in Missouri.… Read More »Grateful for Everything