The Uneasy Comfort of a Ghost

Today is a one word in front of the other kind of day. For some, feet are best, but since I make my progress mostly in language, I’ll hold with words. The list beside me – written on a list labeled “Today” and bordered by peacock feathers ...

Enough: A Meditation

I try to live in a noble way, think of the good meanings of ritual objects and the taste of spices and fruits. – from “Since You Asked” by Eloise Klein Healy The cold this morning – somewhere near 15 degrees Fahrenheit – made my bones...

My Grandmother’s Rich Roots

We drove past her grandparent’s house, a house built before the 20th century, still standing there with its small barn amongst the neighborhood that has swallowed up the farmlands around it. On the tiny row of houses in “town,” she pointed out the...