“The Secret of Happiness” – A Coda to My Last Post
After my last post on “happy endings” for our novels or ourselves, I’ve been thinking a lot about what exactly …
Tag Archives: life
When the Sea Rises and the Light Fails
“For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light …
“Love After Love.” A Poem. A Feast.
Love After Love by Derek Walcott The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your …
Tasting Life Twice – A Traveler Returns
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” ― Anaïs Nin I’ve just returned from a …
Dancing Through Time and Space, Pinching Ourselves Awake
As you read this, I’ll have flown across the Atlantic and landed in Madrid. I may be strolling through the …
Loss & Desire, and the Search for Something More, in Life & Literature
These are the themes that run through so much of what I’m compelled to write about. No doubt because they …
The Art of Living, a Reminder
Why do I always forget this? I need to tape it to my wall. “The meaning of life is just …
On Mist & Fog, Endless Emerging Forms
I’ve long been drawn to images of fog and mist. Part of it is the feel for the ephemeral and …
Touching & Being Touched, Why We Blog
“The function of language is not to inform but to evoke . . . responses.” So writes Jacques Lacan, …
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 …
