Happy Valentines Day – Celebrating Lasting Love
I’m reprinting a post I wrote two years ago, the first to be Freshly Pressed. Hope you enjoy it. They …
Category Archives: Love
Sweet Whispery Sounds for a Wintry Afternoon – The Moon Song
I don’t know what it is I love about this song by Karen O, which debuted in Her, the acclaimed …
“The Mountain of My Love” – Poem by Hayden Carruth
In the graduation speech that went viral last year, George Saunders wrote: “Most people, as they age, become less selfish and more …
On Herds, Husbands & Riffing on Writing
Serendipity, it’s sometimes called. Those happy coincidences that lead to some unexpected pleasure or insight. Or synchronicity. Those meaningful encounters …
“Perfect Love” – An Antidote for All that Ails Us
The highest common denominator for all spiritual practices and religious teachings, as I’ve come to understand, is Love. That is, …
“Us, Ancient” – A Short Love Story
Us, Ancient by Deborah J. Brasket You know what I love most about swimming? How perky my breasts get. All …
Love is the Refusal to Defeat Any Individual, MLK, Jr. – From Zen Flash
Reblogged from Zen Flash “In the final analysis, love is not merely an emotional something. Love is creative, understanding goodwill …
“Mostly Love, Now” and “The Cows at Night”
Since posting the speech by George Saunders I’ve been searching, without success for the poem he mentions by Hayden Carruth, …
On Regret and Kindness – Amazing Graduation Speech by George Saunders
It’s not often you get major writers speaking of such mundane and seemingly trite things as “regrets” and “kindness” to …
Song of Me and Mine
Tonight as we marvel at the summer solstice super-moon, our family will be celebrating our daughter’s birthday. In remembrance of this lovely event, …
