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You dwell in the breath of gratitude,every in, every outan ongoing prayer of thanks. This is given to you, this thankfulnessfor all that you are, all that you have—the words, the hands of helpers,seen and unseen, appreciation of the abundancethat … Continue reading →

Looking for a part time line cook.Must be good with eggs.—Facebook posting from The Paisley Cafe ••• I am excellent with eggs—the collecting, the scrambling,the neat put-away in the fridge, the coloring for Easter,not to mention the hidingas well as … Continue reading →

for Lauren, Liz, Sonya, Toni and other July 30 kids Here’s to us July 30 babiesborn on (who knew?) International Father-in-Law DayNational Whistleblower DayNational Cheesecake DayPaperback Book DayShare a Hug Day and atthe end of National Moth Week But I … Continue reading →

The Southern Delta Aquaridsdance through the heavens,reaching their peak this yearon the 65th anniversaryof my birth, breathtaking meteorsstreaking the sky atat 25 miles per second. A tiny few leave behindtrails of glowing ionized gasthat stick around for a fewseconds after … Continue reading →

we say to each other, so automaticallywhen someone asks how we are— yet if I look into your eyes, even onscreen,I see exhaustion, despair, frustration, honest anger, sorrow about this thing thatnever should have happened but did, this life-altering devastation … Continue reading →

Summer haze convertsthe creamy half cup of moon anglingtoward the horizon into half a lemon slice— in another monththe coming wildfires will stain itblood orange

(after Nikita Gill) You are still the 8-year-old girl whobrightens at unexpected kindnesses— the boy on the playground at recesswho offers his sweater after he leans toward your small shell of an earto whisper that you have a spot on … Continue reading →

two states south toward home,solo this time, I anchor myselfto the window of the flying capsule with wings, lean myhead against the too-hotwindow, fascinated all over again—as I was when I firstflew as a child—by creamycolumns of clouds beneath me … Continue reading →

And what is more generous than a window?—Pat Schneider, from “The Patience of Ordinary Things” (for Terri and Al Wolf) You, dear friends,share your windows with so many,the views through the pinesto the cobalt canal beyondso luscious you can scoop … Continue reading →

Or maybe he’s just lonesomefor his people, and since I’mthe lone human in the house,half reclining, laptop on lap, he sidles up alongside meand places, with surprisingdelicacy for a ginormous cat,a paw the size of an egg on my chest. … Continue reading →