Playing Piano, a Full-Body Workout for the Brain
As I’ve begun learning to replay the piano, I’ve been amazed to realize what a complicated endeavor it is. It …
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How Art Intensifies Life – Robinson on Writing, Metaphor, & the Sacred
I came across this interview with Marilynne Robinson, who is one of America’s finest living writers, in an old edition …
Friday Pairings – Butterflies & Vivaldi
Sharing some favorite pairings with you on this lovely Friday morning: Artwork – “Evocation of Butterflies” by Odilon Redon Music …
5 Years Blogging from the Edge of the Wild
I began this blog five years ago, in July 2012. It’s been a wild ride, and I’ve loved every minute …
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I fell in love with the title of Milan Kundera’s novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” long before I ever …
Celebrating Poetry: Blown Away By Matthew Dickman
In celebration of April as the National Month of Poetry, I’ve been looking back at posts on poetry that I’ve …
Poetry: The Thing We Die for Lack Of
Paul Klee, Versunkene Landschaft, 1918 Wallace Stevens once famously said: “You can’t get the news from poems, but men die …
The Luscious Light of Sorolla’s Paintings
It was love at first sight when I discovered the paintings of Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923). Known as “the painter of …
Martin Luther King, Jr. on Love, Power, and Economic Justice
Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King days before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the …
O Holy Night, Ablaze in Light
Star_birth_in_Messier_83_(captured_by_the_Hubble_Space_Telescope) “Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright.” The single-most, salient symbol of Christmas, for me, is …
