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True Love Isn’t Rose Petals: Everyday Magic, Day 786
For one thing, he doesn’t like roses, except for native wild roses, although he’s learned not to insult the roses I’ve planted in our...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 14, 20143 min read
In Praise of Maxine Kumin: Everyday Magic, Day 785
How rare is this for a very famous poet with decades of achievements? More rare than Sam Brownback crushing on Hillary Clinton. But...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 7, 20142 min read
The Oncoming-Snow Drive for Groceries: Everyday Magic, Day 783
The woman in front of me turned when she had all her food on the conveyer belt and said, “I don’t know why I even bought this much...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 3, 20141 min read
In Memory of Pete Seeger: Everyday Magic, Day 762
I grew up on Pete Seeger, his music and his voice coming to me through the radio, the television, and perhaps just in the wind. Of course...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 28, 20142 min read
The Love of Justice, The Justice of Love, and Why Courtney & Denise Should Be Able to Marry in
2001 Real-But-Not-in-Kansas Wedding Portrait When Courtney and Denise asked me to marry them, I said, “Sure, but you know, I’m not legal...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 23, 20144 min read
On the Other Side of Surgery: Everyday Magic, Day 760
Sunset with a tunnel of red light the first night home Time is a strange substance that envelopes us. A day ago, a week ago, a year...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 17, 20143 min read
Goodbye, Dog of Love: Everyday Magic, Day 759
We found Mariah at the Humane Society when Daniel, his friend Katie, and I went in looking for a special canine pal for Daniel. Mariah...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 13, 20143 min read
The Dog Lives To See Another Day (or Week, or Month): Everyday Magic, Day 758
We’ve never had to put down an animal before. Past ones have vanished, been eaten by coyotes (that’s why we have indoor cats these days),...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 4, 20142 min read
Goodbye, Old Friend: Everyday Magic, Day 756
The van ferried us great distances: to the Rockies many times for camping disasters that ended in all of us rushing into that van in the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 30, 20132 min read
Last Days of the Year: Everyday Magic, Day 755
“There’s something very special about this week after Christmas and before the new year,” Anne told me today as she, Natalie and I...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 29, 20131 min read
Getting Rid of Books: Everyday Magic, Day 754
Bon Voyage, old friends! It was time. Actually, past time. For years, I’ve looked at whole shelves — some ten feet long — stuffed with...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 26, 20132 min read
“It’s Not Just a Body; It’s An Adventure”: Everyday Magic, Day 753
This is what a dear friends of mine said about having a kidney removed today. The kidney had to go because it harbored a tumor, and the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 23, 20132 min read
Honey Bear Solstice Salon: Everyday Magic, Day 752
Hanukkah Lenny arrived late and didn’t get a good place to perch, but you can see how much he’s listening intently to his mates. The...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 21, 20132 min read
Musical Beds: Everyday Magic, Day 751
For four nights, I’ve been hiding out from his germs, coughing, thrashing about, and snoring by sleeping down the hall. I wake lately to...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 18, 20131 min read
Driving Through the First Winter Snow of the Season: Everyday Magic, Day 750
The darkness is soft and vast, cold and blurred at its edges, and seemingly encompassing everything. I drive down the long road linking...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 8, 20131 min read
Adventures of Lenny the Squirrel Menorah: Everyday Magic, Day 749
Lenny deciding which part of the cake he wants (he prefers to eat the part with the candles) We have a new friend in Lenny the squirrel...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 4, 20132 min read
The Party’s Over, The Dog Is Back & The Nest Is Emptying: Everyday Magic, Day 748
By 11:52 last night, Daniel was on the long, sonorous train heading southwest, less than six hours before the prodigal dog, once again...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 1, 20132 min read
The Laughter of Men: Everyday Magic, Day 747
I woke to the laughter of men. Ken and Forest got up far earlier to pick up Daniel at the train station after an all-night-and-then-some...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 24, 20131 min read
A Quiet Moment in the Morning: Everyday Magic, Day 746
Again, the dogs and cat sleep, some curled into a ball on worn-out cushions, others stretched on sofa arms in the sun. The light, caught...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 13, 20131 min read
The Achilles Heel That Lets the Light In: Everyday Magic, Day 745
Where have I been lately? Lying in bed, half asleep, trying to bat away the mild hallucinations of trees turning into armies of pale...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 9, 20132 min read
