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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 15, 20212 min read
10 Reasons to Come to Brave Voice: Everyday Magic, Day 1045
Kelley Hunt and my 16th annual six-day Brave Voice, Sept. 19-24 in Council Grove, Kansas. We have strong Covid protocols in place to keep...
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 4, 20183 min read
Annual Pilgrimage to Our Patron Saint: Mary Chapin Carpenter: Everyday Magic, Day 944
This year Kelley Hunt and I trekked to Wichita for a long day’s night to the Wabi Sabi (beautiful, decaying, and full of soul and...
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 1, 20173 min read
The Everyday Miracle of Rainbows: Everyday Magic, Day 904
Why I didn’t see a rainbow until I was 12 was because I wasn’t looking, not having imagined rainbows were possible in real life. Growing...
![Why Would Anyone Leave Lawrence, Kansas?: Everyday Magic, Day 869](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3e6db_8663b0875cf84531a3136ba9435b1cf0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/e3e6db_8663b0875cf84531a3136ba9435b1cf0~mv2.webp)
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 12, 20153 min read
Why Would Anyone Leave Lawrence, Kansas?: Everyday Magic, Day 869
Last night I dreamed that we had just moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where our oldest son now lives, because Ken got a kick-ass job...
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![Why You Should Support the Best Work Of One of the Best Musicians: Everyday Magic, Day 788](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3e6db_effd77d1079c4431850c8fa78597784f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_225,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e3e6db_effd77d1079c4431850c8fa78597784f~mv2.webp)
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 23, 20142 min read
Why You Should Support the Best Work Of One of the Best Musicians: Everyday Magic, Day 788
Kelley and some of the musicians she recorded with in Nashville Yesterday I listened to one of the most beautiful albums in my life:...
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 20, 20132 min read
Brave Voice’s Round Rainbow: Everyday Magic, Day 703
A round rainbow is called a glory. What you survive in life is called a story. You only see the arc of it after the storm. To see the...
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 11, 20131 min read
Playing It Forward: Everyday Magic, Day 682
We met the 29 wondrous souls who signed up in October for the first all-day session, saw them again for another day As for the...
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 27, 20122 min read
Turning Point, the Writers Place, the Lied Center and Some Great Barbeque: Everyday Magic, Day 618
Play it forward -- in our words sung, written and spoken -- swayed through my Sunday for people I work with as well as me, myself and I....
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![Pinneapple Power, Couger Blessing & Other Wonders of Brave Voice: Everyday Magic, Day 551](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3e6db_5a40df07c6654e54abaaf96e0f77619b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_357,h_151,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e3e6db_5a40df07c6654e54abaaf96e0f77619b~mv2.webp)
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 20, 20123 min read
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...
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![Dancing Angels, Fairies & Gymnasts at the Kelley Hunt Concert: Everyday Magic, Day 396](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3e6db_981ff1c7f2034635b34f087085b1e1e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_357,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e3e6db_981ff1c7f2034635b34f087085b1e1e9~mv2.webp)
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 28, 20112 min read
Dancing Angels, Fairies & Gymnasts at the Kelley Hunt Concert: Everyday Magic, Day 396
Sitting in the front row, Ken and I got to watch two levels of the show: Kelley and the band above, and the dancers below, some as young...
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!["These Are the Best Days of Our Lives": Everyday Magic, Day 362](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3e6db_c6ba8393d47c418ca587c442492e4070~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_225,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e3e6db_c6ba8393d47c418ca587c442492e4070~mv2.webp)
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 9, 20112 min read
"These Are the Best Days of Our Lives": Everyday Magic, Day 362
Kelley's new album, which features this song (and we co-wrote 8 of the 12 songs). Click here to buy the album. Last night, right in the...
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![The Magic of Brave Voice: Everyday Magic, Day 172](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3e6db_8612527d8c404afdbaecf80c4b032fc7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_334,h_251,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e3e6db_8612527d8c404afdbaecf80c4b032fc7~mv2.webp)
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 6, 20112 min read
The Magic of Brave Voice: Everyday Magic, Day 172
When Kelley and I started designing the Brave Voice writing and singing retreat about seven years ago, we envisioned a clearing, a place...
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![When Kelley Hunt Sings: Everyday Magic, Day 167](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e3e6db_e474f1bd058f499287cac2aacb3aa60c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_225,h_268,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/e3e6db_e474f1bd058f499287cac2aacb3aa60c~mv2.webp)
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 1, 20112 min read
When Kelley Hunt Sings: Everyday Magic, Day 167
Last night, once again, I was transported along with many others on and around the dance floor when Kelley Hunt and her band brought us...