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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.

Pinneapple Power, Couger Blessing & Other Wonders of Brave Voice: Everyday Magic, Day 551

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 20, 2012
3 min

Pinneapple Power, Couger Blessing & Other Wonders of Brave Voice: Everyday Magic, Day 551

Friday, I landed home from the 7th annual Brave Voice: Writing & Singing for Your Life retreat that Kelley Hunt and I blessedly do...

1,731 Miles, 11 Gigs, 97 Tornadoes, One Good Weather Radio & One Bad Sinus Infection: Poetry Month

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 26, 2012
2 min

1,731 Miles, 11 Gigs, 97 Tornadoes, One Good Weather Radio & One Bad Sinus Infection: Poetry Month

What happened? I’m not sure, but counting from March 24th (when poetry month started for me) and paraphrasing Woody Guthrie, I’ve been...

Ronda, Grandma Barb and the Long Way Home: A Miracle of Poetry: Everyday Magic, Day 525

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 27, 2012
2 min

Ronda, Grandma Barb and the Long Way Home: A Miracle of Poetry: Everyday Magic, Day 525

Why the poetry caravan went to St. Francis for a reading had everything to do with one of the town’s prodigal daughters, Ronda Miller....

Unpacking Without Having Gone Anywhere: Everyday Magic, Day 512

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 6, 2012
2 min

Unpacking Without Having Gone Anywhere: Everyday Magic, Day 512

The dressy-dress was hung in the minivan with care while dress shoes and stockings were packed neatly in a canvas bag along. By this time...

“Oy, You’re in Kafka Territory” Air Travel: Everyday Magic, Day 507

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 25, 2012
2 min

“Oy, You’re in Kafka Territory” Air Travel: Everyday Magic, Day 507

That’s what Judy wrote me on Facebook. To catch you up, my flight leaving Burlington, Vt. yesterday was delayed a dozen times then...

If You Postpone a Flight a Dozen Times & Then Cancel It, the Revolution Begins: Everyday Magic,

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 24, 2012
3 min

If You Postpone a Flight a Dozen Times & Then Cancel It, the Revolution Begins: Everyday Magic,

To keep someone from using it for harm, Kelly hid the plastic knife on the ticket counter as we were slowly reconfiguring our...

Dwelling in Uncertainty & Snow: Everyday Magic, Day 504

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 23, 2012
2 min

Dwelling in Uncertainty & Snow: Everyday Magic, Day 504

The view from my office on the cusp of the incoming storm When is it most difficult to dwell in uncertainty? When you’re exhausted and...

In Love With Vermont & Homesick For Kansas: The Folly & Wonder of Being Multi-Placial: Eve

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 19, 2012
2 min

In Love With Vermont & Homesick For Kansas: The Folly & Wonder of Being Multi-Placial: Eve

It’s no wonder that I’ve had several conversations with students and friends lately about being multi-placial, that is, being someone...

Living It Up At The Wayside: Everyday Magic, Day 500

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 14, 2012
1 min

Living It Up At The Wayside: Everyday Magic, Day 500

I talked my friend and boss Ruth into going with me, which worked out particularly well since she had a car, I didn’t, and it would have...

Readying Myself to Roll: Everyday Magic, Day 497

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 11, 2012
2 min

Readying Myself to Roll: Everyday Magic, Day 497

The cat packs herself for the trip Come Monday morning, I head down the magic rabbit hole between my home in a house on the prairie in...

Quirks of Kansas: Everyday Magic, Day 493

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 6, 2012
2 min

Quirks of Kansas: Everyday Magic, Day 493

When I travel Kansas, or anywhere for that matter, I look for the quirks: the whimsical, unexpected turns of land, art, people that show...

The Shaky Joy of Passing Up a Great Opportunity: Everyday Magic, Day 475

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 4, 2012
1 min

The Shaky Joy of Passing Up a Great Opportunity: Everyday Magic, Day 475

Today, I passed up going to a gorgeous island off New England at the height of spring to be with dear friends and do work I love. Sounds...

Still Swaying After All These Years, or How I Came to Love Cruises: Everyday Magic, Day 452

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 6, 2011
2 min

Still Swaying After All These Years, or How I Came to Love Cruises: Everyday Magic, Day 452

Today, awake in Kansas where a light snow has dusted the ground, I’m sitting still and yet not so still. The ocean moves inside me....

Into the Woods and Back Out Again: Everyday Magic, Day 441

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 13, 2011
1 min

Into the Woods and Back Out Again: Everyday Magic, Day 441

Every year, we go into the woods at Shantivanam in Easten, Kansas for a little retreat. We usually go in overlapping shifts, me hauling...

My Two Hometowns: Everyday Magic, Day 438

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 6, 2011
2 min

My Two Hometowns: Everyday Magic, Day 438

In Brooklyn and lower Manhattan, I had my haunts, mainly the pizza shop, delicatessan, school yards (where I seemed to attract kids who...

He Flies To Spring, I Drive In Fall: Everyday Magic, Day 430

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 26, 2011
2 min

He Flies To Spring, I Drive In Fall: Everyday Magic, Day 430

All afternoon and evening as I drove through the brightest reds of our fall so far, I thought of Ken, flying for almost seven hours into...

Living in Two Worlds At Once, or “Do I Contradict Myself? Very Well Then, I Contradict Myself&

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 20, 2011
2 min

Living in Two Worlds At Once, or “Do I Contradict Myself? Very Well Then, I Contradict Myself&

A few days ago, a woman driving me through a pounding rainstorm in New England revealed to me that she both works for an organization...

Eden of Autumn in Iowa: Everyday Magic, Day 413

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Sep 18, 2011
2 min

Eden of Autumn in Iowa: Everyday Magic, Day 413

When I confirmed plans to join a bookclub for a light dinner in Iowa on the way to see Natalie in St. Paul, I wasn't expecting more than...

First Morning Back: Everyday Magic, Day 386

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 13, 2011
2 min

First Morning Back: Everyday Magic, Day 386

I didn’t go to sleep until well into the first morning back, the combination of 11 hours of planes, taxis, cars and long walkways...

At the Cusp Between Worlds: Everyday Magic, Day 385

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 12, 2011
1 min

At the Cusp Between Worlds: Everyday Magic, Day 385

There’s been a lot of humidity and humility, a big thunder bolt (or two), many rehearsals for “Riverdance,” which some of us faculty...

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