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The Everyday Magic Blog

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.

Loving Rachel Rolfs: Everyday Magic, Day 821

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 22, 2014
2 min

Loving Rachel Rolfs: Everyday Magic, Day 821

Rachel, her brother Micah and mom LaVetta in 1983 This was a girl who grew up in the background, preferring to help others shine and...

Maggie, the Heartbeat of What It Means to Be Alive: Everyday Magic, Day 796

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 9, 2014
2 min

Maggie, the Heartbeat of What It Means to Be Alive: Everyday Magic, Day 796

Although I didn’t know Maggie for decades or pal around big-time for her, whenever I saw her, we got right down to it: cancer (first...

The Blessing of Sig: Everyday Magic, Day 791

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 19, 2014
2 min

The Blessing of Sig: Everyday Magic, Day 791

Sig, who also officiated over our son’s bris, wrote this welcome to our daughter a few days after her birth in April of 1992: The birth...

In Praise of Maxine Kumin: Everyday Magic, Day 785

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 7, 2014
2 min

In Praise of Maxine Kumin: Everyday Magic, Day 785

How rare is this for a very famous poet with decades of achievements? More rare than Sam Brownback crushing on Hillary Clinton. But...

In Memory of Pete Seeger: Everyday Magic, Day 762

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 28, 2014
2 min

In Memory of Pete Seeger: Everyday Magic, Day 762

I grew up on Pete Seeger, his music and his voice coming to me through the radio, the television, and perhaps just in the wind. Of course...

Goodbye, Dog of Love: Everyday Magic, Day 759

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 13, 2014
3 min

Goodbye, Dog of Love: Everyday Magic, Day 759

We found Mariah at the Humane Society when Daniel, his friend Katie, and I went in looking for a special canine pal for Daniel. Mariah...

“I Have My Home in Two Worlds”: Coleman Barks, John Willison, Rumi, Magic Musicians and

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 31, 2013
2 min

“I Have My Home in Two Worlds”: Coleman Barks, John Willison, Rumi, Magic Musicians and

With Coleman and John (and a very bright lamp) Last night was one of the shining evenings of my life. Surrounded by lightning and thunder...

Ponderer of Ponderances: Poem for Bill Remmers: Everyday Magic, Day 711

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 29, 2013
1 min

Ponderer of Ponderances: Poem for Bill Remmers: Everyday Magic, Day 711

Reconteur of reconteurs, astronomer of the coffee grounds, wizard of the center table, potter to the stars, scientific boy genius in the...

When the Time Comes: A Poem for Thad Holcombe: Everyday Magic, Day 701

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 5, 2013
1 min

When the Time Comes: A Poem for Thad Holcombe: Everyday Magic, Day 701

When the Time Comes To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones...

In Praise of Bathtubs: Everyday Magic, Day 387

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 14, 2011
2 min

In Praise of Bathtubs: Everyday Magic, Day 387

I love baths because I’m encased in water. I love baths because I can sprinkle in eucalyptus and sweet orange essential oil and inhabit...

In Memory of Peter Berg & Celebration of Real Time: Everyday Magic, Day 384

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 6, 2011
3 min

In Memory of Peter Berg & Celebration of Real Time: Everyday Magic, Day 384

Peter at the Texas bioregional gathering in 1992 “We didn’t play it for the Big Time. We didn’t play it for the Small Time. We played it...

In Memory of Clarence Clemons: Everyday Magic, Day 355

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 20, 2011
2 min

In Memory of Clarence Clemons: Everyday Magic, Day 355

Both Clemons and Springsteen tell the story of how they met: Bruce was playing a club in Asbury Park when Clemons came to check out this...

The Music of Fiddler Andrea Hoag: Everyday Magic, Day 180

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 14, 2011
1 min

The Music of Fiddler Andrea Hoag: Everyday Magic, Day 180

About a decade or so ago, I had the pleasure of working with a student at Goddard College named Andrea Hoag. Although I loved her...

Not By Might and Not By Power: The Passing of Debbie Friedman and the Tucson Tragedy: Everyday Magic

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 9, 2011
1 min

Not By Might and Not By Power: The Passing of Debbie Friedman and the Tucson Tragedy: Everyday Magic

All day, Friedman’s song “Not by Might and Not by Power” runs through my mind because of its simply chorus, carrying an old testament...

Leonard Cohen, "If It Be Your Will," and the End of the Year: Everyday Magic, Day 163

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 28, 2010
1 min

Leonard Cohen, "If It Be Your Will," and the End of the Year: Everyday Magic, Day 163

First, there are the words: “If it be your will/ that a voice be true/ from this broken hill/ I will sign to you/ from this broken hill/...

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