Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We lost Andrea Gibson on Monday. I say we because, even if you've never read or heard an Andrea Gibson poem -- especially if you've never read or heard an Andrea Gibson poem -- you've lost too. Andrea, who died of ovarian cancer, used that heartbreaking battle to rally hope in this wounded world. What [...]
I looked out my kitchen window yesterday morning and found a perfectly landscaped little backyard. My neighbor Linda's plants had generously stretched themselves over and under our fence to gussy up our yard in magical ways. I never lifted a finger. So, I wrote this poem. I should note that we love all of our [...]
Last week, I read another beautiful poem by Andrea Gibson. In it, she lists all the things she loves. The poem is long and well worth the read. You can subscribe for free to read it here. It begins with this banger paragraph: "I love. That could be the end of the sentence, but I [...]
As we struggle to find a meeting place in this contentious world, we might land on our own mortality. Death does not discriminate. We’re all here for just a short time and, whether we’re yanked suddenly from an ordinary day or released gratefully from a long and painful struggle, we all have to leave. That [...]