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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.

Back in the Porch in Big Wind: Everyday Magic, Day 1079

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 4
2 min

Beauty

Back in the Porch in Big Wind: Everyday Magic, Day 1079

“Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter,” the Beatles sang, and while my winter wasn’t so lonely, it felt unduly long and...

Traveling Woman: Everyday Magic, Day 1059

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 11, 2022
2 min

Sky

Traveling Woman: Everyday Magic, Day 1059

Suddenly, I’m on the road a lot after the time-bending months of the pandemic. I went to Wichita for a night to visit with an old friend...

In the Cave of Winter: Everyday Magic, Day 994

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 23, 2020
2 min

Sky

In the Cave of Winter: Everyday Magic, Day 994

Each day I crave a clear view of a clear sky, but fog, snow, sleet, rain, freezing rain, and variety packs of all this percipitation at...

Weeding in the Rain: Everyday Magic, Day 938

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 3, 2018
2 min

Bioregionalism

Weeding in the Rain: Everyday Magic, Day 938

I felt that call of the garden as soon as Ken and I stepped out for our evening walk around the edges of the fields. “Let’s just stay...

Prevernal Wonders: Everyday Magic, Day 932

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 16, 2018
2 min

seasons

Prevernal Wonders: Everyday Magic, Day 932

I love the prevernal season perhaps best of all: that space between the start of spring and before the leafing out of the big, green...

An Expansive Kansas Road Trip in a Concise Time: Everyday Magic, Day 910

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Sep 6, 2017
2 min

Magic

An Expansive Kansas Road Trip in a Concise Time: Everyday Magic, Day 910

Kansas Humanities Council talk on wild weather in poetry, photography and our lives at one of the great community jewels-of-a-library,...

Endings and Beginnings at Midnight: Everyday Magic, Day 906

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 11, 2017
2 min

Bioregionalism

Endings and Beginnings at Midnight: Everyday Magic, Day 906

It is 12:04 a.m., and I”m writing this from our back deck where I sit cross-legged in a chair and stare up at two enormous trees. The...

Save the Humanities!: Everyday Magic, Day 894

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 24, 2017
3 min

Sky

Save the Humanities!: Everyday Magic, Day 894

Photo by Stephen Locke, used with permission The kids were already in the front seats when I arrived at the Coffey County Library branch...

Winter Solstice and the Shortest Day: Everyday Magic, Day 882

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 21, 2016
2 min

change

Winter Solstice and the Shortest Day: Everyday Magic, Day 882

Nora Jones sings on my computer, Natalie naps under a Tardis blanket on the couch, and Miyako the cat bird-watches in the windowsill....

Insomnia with Stars, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning Bugs: Everyday Magic, Day 866

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 24, 2016
1 min

Earth

Insomnia with Stars, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning Bugs: Everyday Magic, Day 866

There’s something to said for seeing in the dark especially when the first rain in weeks makes both a dramatic and gentle entrance,...

The Light, the Dark, and a Road Trip to Western Kansas: Everyday Magic, Day 890

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 4, 2016
2 min

Sky

The Light, the Dark, and a Road Trip to Western Kansas: Everyday Magic, Day 890

I first presented the book to the marvelous Pioneer Memorial Library, which brought together close to 80 people in the basement for lunch...

Counting Stars, Time, and Remembering Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 880

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 14, 2015
3 min

Magic

Counting Stars, Time, and Remembering Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 880

All day, I had been thinking about a year ago when our dear friend Jerry died after either a short or long illness, depending on how you...

Falling in Love with Kansas Skies All Over Again: Everyday Magic, Day 706

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 30, 2013
1 min

Kansas

Falling in Love with Kansas Skies All Over Again: Everyday Magic, Day 706

It happens all the time. It happens every so often. I go outside or, while driving, turn a corner, and I meet the sky. On a spring day in...

Our Aunt, Uncle and a Tornado Kitten: Everyday Magic, Days 331-332

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 26, 2011
1 min

Animal

Our Aunt, Uncle and a Tornado Kitten: Everyday Magic, Days 331-332

Even massive tornadoes can move in delicate ways. Our aunt and uncle’s garage was destroyed, but a china cabinet that shared a wall with...

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