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Biography
When I was a child, I had trouble choosing books…and it occurs to me I still do. I think then, as now, it was because I felt overwhelmed by the wide array of possibilities. There were just too many titles … Continue reading
Still Possible
The picture above was taken at the end of December, 1981. I love the little paper sign: “Make sure the storm door is SHUT.” It’s a mildly chiding reminder, the upper case letters conveying the exasperation of someone who has … Continue reading
In The Details
I didn’t always know what street I was on, but I noticed stones and glitter embedded in the concrete, and sidewalk cracks to be avoided, and the chalky numbers of hopscotch games. I remember the glow of neon lights reflected … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged acts of kindness, brooklyn, childhood memories, Christmas, details, memoir, remembering
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There Was No Map
He was my brother, and the country of childhood was a tangled one, fraught with discord and shadowed by mystery. Dangers loomed, whether real or imagined, and tranquil moments could not entirely be trusted, for they were as delicate as … Continue reading
Posted in Family History, Memoir
Tagged childhood, childhood memories, family, family history, loss, memoir, my brother Eddie
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Alignment
It was a last-minute invitation, and I said yes. My friend Linette and her sister Luanne were driving up to Oregon to see the total eclipse. There would be one overnight stop in Gilroy, where Linette’s sister-in-law lives, onward to … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Travel
Tagged friends, memoir, Oregon, road trip, solar eclipse, summer, total eclipse
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Ties
When I was a little girl, about four or five years old, my father went away on a trip to Florida. I only vaguely understood the purpose of the trip, but it was related to the construction or remodeling of … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged childhood memories, family, family history, fashion, Florida, memoir, my father, ties
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Despite A Pall That’s Fallen On All
The Santa Ynez Valley women hikers ascended Gaviota Peak last week, looked out upon fog as thick and white as a field of snow below, then walked beneath a trestle of blooming ceanothus as we came down Trespass Trail. There are wildflowers … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Memoir, Nature
Tagged commentary, coping, friends, Gaviota, hiking, memoir, nature, poetry, politics, resistance, Trump
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FOMO Alert
Many years ago, while on the road to Chicago from Michigan’s upper peninsula, I looked up into the sky and glimpsed a rippling curtain of pale pinkish light, and it was the Aurora Borealis. It is therefore technically correct to … Continue reading →