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I'm so happy to share my blog, started in 2008 as part of my writing practice and as way to connect directly with you! Please peruse the blog, and sign up to get the latest posts. You can also get my beautifully-produced and illustrated collection of many blog posts, Everyday Magic: Fieldnotes on the Mundane and the Miraculous through Meadowlark Press here. Thanks for being part of my everyday magic.

What Can We Do in Impossible Times: Everyday Magic, Day 1088

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 22
3 min

What Can We Do in Impossible Times: Everyday Magic, Day 1088

This morning, after waking once again at 5 a.m. freaked out about the state of the world, Gaza and Israel specifically, I eventually gave...

What the School Shootings Tell (or Could Tell) Us: Everyday Magic, Day 659

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 15, 2012
3 min

What the School Shootings Tell (or Could Tell) Us: Everyday Magic, Day 659

Two particular photos from the Newtown shooting break my heart. One is of a boy with his hands held tight over his mouth. A girl holds...

“No Way of Dividing What’s Yours & Mine When Everything is Shining” & My

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 28, 2012
2 min

“No Way of Dividing What’s Yours & Mine When Everything is Shining” & My

Juxtaposed with the news reports in my head of the Republican National Convention, recent polling on the election, the impossibility of...

Written in Occupation: Everyday Magic, Day 427

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 17, 2011
2 min

Written in Occupation: Everyday Magic, Day 427

Around the perimeter, visitors and regulars stand at the gate and film what’s happening. Tourists walk through, giving out money or...

News of My Demise Is Greatly Exagerated: Everyday Magic, Day 389

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 16, 2011
2 min

News of My Demise Is Greatly Exagerated: Everyday Magic, Day 389

Well, I’m still poet laureate, and as I’ve written before, I still plan to finish my term, which ends next July, and to pass on this post...

The Moment It Happened: A Poem For Keeping SRS Open In Lawrence: Everyday Magic, Day 368

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 16, 2011
2 min

The Moment It Happened: A Poem For Keeping SRS Open In Lawrence: Everyday Magic, Day 368

Later she would say it was a miracle. Afterward he would tell friends it happened just in time. Someone answered the phone. Someone took...

When A Government Turns Against Its Own People: Everyday Magic, Day 365

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 11, 2011
3 min

When A Government Turns Against Its Own People: Everyday Magic, Day 365

There’s been a lot to be upset about in Kansas since the election of our new governor, much that affects people I love and me, but...

Ad Astra per Aspera and the Kansas Arts: Everyday Magic, Day 334

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 28, 2011
3 min

Ad Astra per Aspera and the Kansas Arts: Everyday Magic, Day 334

Ad Astra per Aspera: That’s the Kansas state motto, “to the stars, through difficulty.” It’s also the motto for any artist, writer,...

What Is Wrong With This Picture, and Will the Real Kansans Please Stand Up?: Everyday Magic, Day 296

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 11, 2011
2 min

What Is Wrong With This Picture, and Will the Real Kansans Please Stand Up?: Everyday Magic, Day 296

Today I felt like I was punched in the stomach when I read the news: the governor put on administrative leave the five employees of the...

Bin Laden Dead And That Means What?: Everyday Magic, Day 286

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 2, 2011
1 min

Bin Laden Dead And That Means What?: Everyday Magic, Day 286

A young person said to me this morning, “He was our generation’s Hitler, and now he’s dead.” I guess it’s not to me to judge her...

Welcome Home, Egyptians!: Everyday Magic, Days 207-208

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 12, 2011
2 min

Welcome Home, Egyptians!: Everyday Magic, Days 207-208

I'm dreaming some of Egypt, feeling that joyous swoop of energy from yesterday, and all it says about the possibilities for tomorrow....

Loving Peace and the Warriors: Everyday Magic, Day 201

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 5, 2011
2 min

Loving Peace and the Warriors: Everyday Magic, Day 201

I was thinking today about what’s happening in Egypt, and how, at Maura’s funeral, someone said she loved peace but also loved the...

The Gift Of Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's Recovery: Everyday Magic, Day 186

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 20, 2011
2 min

The Gift Of Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's Recovery: Everyday Magic, Day 186

Like many of you, I've been following the news about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, smiling whenever I hear more news of her recovery: she's...

Why the Arts Matter: Everyday Magic, Day 181

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 14, 2011
2 min

Why the Arts Matter: Everyday Magic, Day 181

The arts matter because when I felt all out of sorts this morning, my itunes suddenly started playing a beautiful Swedish waltz that...

Talking That Heals, Not Wounds: Everyday Magic, Days 178-179

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 13, 2011
2 min

Talking That Heals, Not Wounds: Everyday Magic, Days 178-179

But at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized -– at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that...

1/11/11, Bonnie Raitt's Song & Tucson's Tragedy: Everyday Magic, Day 177

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 11, 2011
2 min

1/11/11, Bonnie Raitt's Song & Tucson's Tragedy: Everyday Magic, Day 177

Yet I know, when the wind sweeps me clear of my luggage for a moment, or when a tragedy such as what happened in Tucson breaks open my...

Remembering the Six Who Died in Tucson, and Sending Peace: Everyday Magic, Day 176

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 10, 2011
2 min

Remembering the Six Who Died in Tucson, and Sending Peace: Everyday Magic, Day 176

I sit in a comfortable chair, wearing cuddle-duds and yoga clothing, my feet stretched out and the windows I’m facing full of...

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