Friday, November 2, 2012

All Saints, All Souls for Writers and Other Creative Types

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Today is the Feast of All Souls, in which we remember those who have died in the past year.  Yesterday was the Feast of All Saints, in which...
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Field Report from Our Sincere Pumpkin Patch

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Like the Christmas season, Halloween is a holiday that makes me wish I had children who could still be enchanted.  I do laugh at myse...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Scary Stories

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When I got to spin class last night, the theme from The Exorcist was playing.  After class, I said, "That's the spookiest movie ev...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Hurricane Anniversary

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Months ago, my mom asked if we could all come up to Williamsburg for their 50th anniversary celebration.  I did the usual calculations:  whe...
Monday, October 29, 2012

A Poem for Reformation Day

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Yesterday was Reformation Sunday; Reformation Day itself is October 31.  It put me in mind of a poem I wrote with images pulled out of the R...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Celebrate Literacy and the Arts on Reformation Sunday

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Today is Reformation Sunday.  A year ago, I wrote about why artists and writers should care.  It's a piece that bears repeating, so here...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Marriage, Hope, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

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My parents celebrate their anniversary today:  50 years together! A few years ago I wrote an appreciation of their marriage, and since I h...