Writing Again, Loving It
I’m working again on that novel I wrote about in The White Hot Flow of Writing some time ago. I …
Category Archives: Writing
Three by Langston Hughs on Juneteenth
The Negro Speaks of Rivers I’ve known rivers:I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of …
In Defense of Joy
We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must havethe stubbornness to accept our …
To Hu-Mor, or Less? That Is the Question
Last week I was questioning whether my blog had become too serious. To even ask such a question, of course, …
Struggling to Blog
I’ve been struggling to find something to blog about this week. Actually I spent half a day yesterday working on …
A New Tenderness Toward This Body
Crossroads by Louise Glück My body, now that we will not be traveling together much longerI begin to feel a …
Memoir of a Marriage, Part V – Lasting Love
They say opposites attract. That was true when my husband and I first met. I found in him everything I …
Memoir of a Marriage, Part IV – Love Lost & Love Renewed
Not long after I decided to leave my husband I met someone new. I was working part-time at a book …
Memoir of a Marriage, Part III – Disappointed Love
When I first fell in love, it was a hot thing—urgent, possessive, almost feverish at times. I truly saw love …
Memoir of a Marriage, Part II – Erotic Love
photo here In celebration of April as National Poetry Month and our 50th wedding anniversary (yes, I was a child …
