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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
Big Bending Toward the Desert: Everyday Magic, Day 844
Hiking in the Big Bend almost 30 years ago People say you either love or hate the desert. For me, it turns out to be both/and rather than...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 2, 20153 min read
Learning the Stars: Everyday Magic, Day 843
Despite living with a man who's all about the stars (as well as the flowers, the grasses, and seasonal migrations of many species), I...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 31, 20152 min read
Up Late For No Good Reason: Everyday Magic, Day 842
It’s counter-intuitive to have trouble falling asleep right after daylight savings time has stolen an hour from us last weekend and...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 13, 20152 min read
Teaching Writing for the Love of It: Everyday Magic, Day 841
Tom McAfee years before I met him Believe me, I wasn’t a good poet when I studied creative writing as an undergraduate. I don’t say this...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 1, 20154 min read
Slowing Down for Sabbath: Everyday Magic, Day 840
The linguine boils happily beside the meatballs and vegetables in tomato sauce while just below them, the garlic bread warms up in the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 27, 20152 min read
Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Everyday Magic, Day 839
Meanwhile, there is the need to get from Point A to Point B, which required vast planning and exact execution of many layers of clothing,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 14, 20151 min read
Stomping Fire: Everyday Magic, Day 838
How close to the house? Very. I wanted to eat pizza with friends. Instead, I stomped fire. Maybe that’s a strong narrative thread in my...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 8, 20152 min read
Back to the Pool, Whining All the Way: Everyday Magic, Day 837
I wanted to go. I didn’t want to go. I figured I might, but probably wouldn’t, yet just in case, I tossed the bathing suit and towel in...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 1, 20152 min read
Celebrate This Kansas on Happy Kansas Day: Everyday Magic, Day 836
Celebrate this sky, this land beyond measured time that tilts the seasonal light. Dream the return of the stars, the searing rise of...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 29, 20151 min read
In Praise of Tea: Everyday Magic, Day 835
By the time my grandfather was gone, and I was scrambling through the thorny brush of my teen years, it was my own cup of tea. Tea with...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 27, 20152 min read
Getting Some New Blood In My Life: Everyday Magic, Day 834
I feel as if I just returned from a trip that entailed sheer cliffs, hair-pin turns, long treks through the desert without enough water,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 19, 20153 min read
What Is a Year?: Everyday Magic, Day 833
If 2014 was a mouse, I’d let my cats kill it, and then I would, like I do with all their usual triumphs, pick it up by the tip of its...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 31, 20143 min read
Making Peace with Christmas: Everyday Magic, Day 832
Growing up Jewish, I remember cleaning my closet on Christmas, passing the day feeling left out of the party, and of course, going out...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 24, 20143 min read
The Things of a Life: Everyday Magic, Day 831
One of the photos his daughters found The shortest day of the year included taking apart, packing, hauling away and other redistributing...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 21, 20143 min read
