Living Our Stories

Living Our Stories

Living Our Stories “The best arguments in the world won’t change a person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.” — Richard Powers, The Overstory My curiosity these days is wrapped up in exploring how the stories we tell...
Nourishing Gratitude

Nourishing Gratitude

Nourishing Gratitude Discerning what life is asking of me is always challenging, especially at significant turning points. I know there’s something I’m not “hearing” when there’s a sense of restlessness and discombobulation, with either...
Turning Back

Turning Back

Turning Back First published in the 6th and final issue ofHags on Fire, December 2022 While I drive through thick darkness, relief, discouragement, and frustration collide. A brief sense of hope, like a sliver of new moon on a cloud drifted night, accompanies an odd...
On Being and Becoming

On Being and Becoming

On Being and Becoming First published in the March 2023 issue #9 ofHare’s Paw Literary Journal Monarch Butterflies danced in a continuous stream across our yard between June and September 2021. We saw nearly a monarch a day and sometimes several, more than...