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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 and Leaving Goddard: Everyday Magic, Day 981

Loving and Leaving Goddard: Everyday Magic, Day 981

Loving and Leaving Goddard: Everyday Magic, Day 981

Arm-in-arm, Vicky, Eduardo, Ralph, and I walked down the snowy country road, belting out “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” and doing...

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 7, 20194 min read

“How Aren’t You?”: Hummingbirds, Rumi, and Twilight: Everyday Magic, Day 949

“How Aren’t You?”: Hummingbirds, Rumi, and Twilight: Everyday Magic, Day 949

“How Aren’t You?”: Hummingbirds, Rumi, and Twilight: Everyday Magic, Day 949

In one of Rumi's poems, I love these lines especially: Reach your long hands out to another door, beyond where you go on the street, the...

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 8, 20183 min read

After 64 Consecutive Semesters, Taking a Break: Everyday Magic, Day 941

After 64 Consecutive Semesters, Taking a Break: Everyday Magic, Day 941

After 64 Consecutive Semesters, Taking a Break: Everyday Magic, Day 941

I started teaching when I was 26. It was English 101 at the University of Kansas, a gig I figured would help me get through graduate...

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 5, 20183 min read

I Had No Idea! — Some of What Being a Mother Showed Me: Everyday Magic, Day 924

I Had No Idea! — Some of What Being a Mother Showed Me: Everyday Magic, Day 924

I Had No Idea! — Some of What Being a Mother Showed Me: Everyday Magic, Day 924

I had no idea how how much unconditional love I was capable, and before becoming a mother, I only had a glance of this light I’ve now...

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 8, 20182 min read

The Obstacle Course of April: Everyday Magic, Day 846

The Obstacle Course of April: Everyday Magic, Day 846

The Obstacle Course of April: Everyday Magic, Day 846

Oy vey! I spend a lot of time on my calendar, trying to ensure that I’m not putting myself out there too much at the expense of taking...

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 29, 20153 min read

Get your copy of Everyday Magic: Field Notes on the Mundane & Miraculous -- a collection from this blog -- from Meadowlark Press.

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