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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Oct 10
- 2 min
Welcome (Back) to the Everyday Magic Blog
Dear everyone, I'm writing to you because my hunch is you were among the 2,000+ subscribers to my Everyday Magic blog. It's a hunch...


Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
Why I Love the Hard-Won: Everyday Magic, Day 1066
Walking to the edge of the deck this early morning to take this photo of the fog burning off the brome field and the prairie, I felt...


Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
Boobs and Bravery on the Move: Everyday Magic, Day 1061
It’s been a week of boobs and bravery on the move (and I don’t mean the supreme court, which I have other names for rather than slang for...


Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Mar 13, 2022
- 2 min
Two Years Later and What Will be Two Years From Now?: Everyday Magic, Day 1053
It all changed March 13, 2020 for many of us in this country. That Friday the 13th was auspicious in ways people like me didn’t see...

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
What’s Wrong With Humans (and Some Birds): Everyday Magic, Day 1052
An hour ago, a mourning dove crashed so hard against our living room window that Ken and I both jumped. The dove attacked his reflection...


Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Feb 13, 2022
- 2 min
Love and Death in February: Everyday Magic, Day 1050
“Maybe since January lasted for seven and a half years, February will be easy,” I said to my friend Kris. She was doubtful since...

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Aug 15, 2021
- 2 min
10 Reasons to Come to Brave Voice: Everyday Magic, Day 1045
Kelley Hunt and my 16th annual six-day Brave Voice, Sept. 19-24 in Council Grove, Kansas. We have strong Covid protocols in place to keep...


Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jul 29, 2021
- 3 min
Let’s Talk About Simone Biles: Everyday Magic, Day 1043
Let’s talk Simone Biles But first, let’s talk about two gymnasts we don’t know the names of: Elena Mukhina and Julissa Gomez. Elena...


Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
A Medal for Bravery Finally Delivered After 77 Years: Everyday Magic, Day 1042
Saturday I got to watch historic justice: Jarek Piekalkiewicz finally being presented with the Cross of the Brave, known as Krzyz...


Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jul 31, 2013
- 2 min
The People Who See Us in the Worst Light Possible: Everyday Magic, Day 722
Not so much a blast from the past but a little breeze brushed me recently, reminding me of both someone many years ago and someone in the...


Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Mar 11, 2013
- 1 min
Playing It Forward: Everyday Magic, Day 682
We met the 29 wondrous souls who signed up in October for the first all-day session, saw them again for another day As for the...


Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Dec 19, 2007
- 3 min
Spirit Trip: Woody
We’ve all taken those kinds of trips that aren’t anywhere in the vicinity of relaxing poolside under swaying palms, or long meetings in...