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A Perfect Travel Day: Everyday Magic, Day 863
Goodbye, Vermont! I travel a lot. Consequently, a lot of things that go could go wrong do go wrong: three-day stints flying from Vermont...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 15, 20152 min read
Travels with Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 862
Ready for another trip with Jerry’s suitcase Since my sweet and dear friend Jerry died 12/13/14, I’ve been traveling with just a bit of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 3, 20152 min read
Ken Irby, Rest (Travel, Drink, Read and Write) in Peace: Everyday Magic, Day 861
Last night I got to join some of Ken’s closest friends, some of whom have been devoting themselves to his health and comfort over many...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 30, 20154 min read
The Melancholy Before Leaving: Everyday Magic, Day 860
Nothing like packing a suitcase to make me wish that suitcase wasn’t leaving the house. That pre-trip sadness, lyrical enough to be...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 28, 20152 min read
A Town That Changed My Life: Everyday Magic, Day 859
With old friends, from left, Steve, Dave, and John There was a moment in 1981 when I was driving from Columbia, Missouri to Kansas City,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 19, 20153 min read
Saved by an Enchilada: Everyday Magic, Day 858
“You were saved by an enchilada,” Kelley said to me the other day. Often profound things we stumble into become the basis for songs we...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 15, 20153 min read
Why I’m a Crazy Bitch Sometimes: Everyday Magic, Day 857
I think of myself as a peaceful person occasionally booted off the stage of my life by a crazy bitch who takes everything too personally...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 14, 20153 min read
Pairs of Rattlesnakes, Kayaks, and Beloveds: Everyday Magic, Day 856
Mr. Rattlesnake just hanging in his pillow case (outside of course) before moving to his new home. It was a weekend of unlikely pairs....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 5, 20153 min read
Catching Mr. and Mrs. Rattlesnake Right Now: Everyday Magic, Day 856
“I think it’s probably somewhat near that hole,” Ken says. “So let’s not grab near that hole,” Daniel says as Hank leans toward it....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 2, 20152 min read
Five Wonders at the End of June: Everyday Magic, Day 855
Mothra! Little wonders abound, and in the last week, here are five I experienced: 1. Mothra! On Sunday we found this guy just off the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Pre-Emptive Empty Nesting: Everyday Magic, Day 854
When Natalie moved out, my inner administrative assistant rejoiced to have a place of her own to work, plan and ponder. It seemed that...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 25, 20152 min read
An Abundance of Cicadas, Hackberry Butterflies, and Rain: Everyday Magic, Day 853
So much comes so thick and fast sometimes, like this June when the 17-year cicadas hatched at the same time as the unleashing of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 15, 20152 min read
Brooklynisms, Lower-Manhattanisms, and Other Things Heard on the Street: Everyday Magic, Day 852
Roaming around Brooklyn and the city for about five days yields not just astonishing things to behold (two Chinese multi-generational...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 9, 20152 min read
For the Love of Animals and Community: Everyday Magic, Day 851
Vigil for lost animals When we found out about the fire at Pet World, so many of us in and around Lawrence rushed to the scene or to the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 28, 20153 min read
Jerry on the Prairie!: Everyday Magic, Day 850
Along with what people say or do, we invite everyone to bring water from their travels to pour into the center, and this time, we had the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 25, 20153 min read
Thank You, Wyatt, and Hello, Eric!: Everyday Magic, Day 849
The fabled four (out of five) past and present poets laureate: Denise Low, Eric McHenry, Wyatt Townley, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg (photo...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 22, 20152 min read
Poetry, Miracles, and the Path to the Beloved Community: Everyday Magic, Day 848
With poet therapists and community beloveds Nick Mazza and Perie Longo Toward the end of April, I had the honor of giving a keynote...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 16, 20151 min read
Listening, and Getting Rid of Stuff: Everyday Magic, Day 847
Thunder, then a long stretch of wind shaking up Cottonwood Mel outside my window. A plane overhead from faraway heading faraway. The...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 3, 20152 min read
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
Why Are We Busy When It’s So Astonishingly Beautiful? Everyday Magic, Day 845
Kelley of the Lilac Every April I land in pure and blossoming enchantment every direction I look. Trees barely hold up their...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 15, 20151 min read
