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One Good Note & The Larger Song: Learning the Cello
I came to the cello and the cello came to me all at once after many years of yearning to learn it. One day I was in the Merc, our local...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 7, 20083 min read


Benazir Bhutto, Rest in Peace.
It’s dusk, the snow is about to start any moment, and I’m driving down Iowa Street, one of the main drags in my town, on our way to...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 27, 20073 min read


Spirit Trip: Woody
We’ve all taken those kinds of trips that aren’t anywhere in the vicinity of relaxing poolside under swaying palms, or long meetings in...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 19, 20073 min read


Body Is as Body Does
Okay, so I struggle with what most women, and many men I know worry about, fuss over, beat themselves senseless because of and generally...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 10, 20073 min read


Abiding Grace: A Tribute to Grace Paley
Note: Grace Paley, one of the most amazing writers and activists of our time, died in late August. I wrote this after experiencing her...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 4, 20076 min read


How to Live?: Everyday Magic
A steady question has circled me for years like a song I can't shake: "How to live?" When I was diagnosed with breast cancer over five...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 30, 20074 min read










