Kristin Berkey-Abbott

Saturday, January 1, 2022

A Soft Ending to Vacation

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Today, one phase of vacation comes to an end.  My sister, her spouse, their son, his friend--all go home today.  It makes sense, because sch...
Friday, December 31, 2021

New Year's Eve Morning: "Leaving the House that Held the Asylum Seekers"

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I have never been a stay up until midnight kind of gal.  I want to be.  I like the idea of dancing until the wee, small hours of the morning...
Thursday, December 30, 2021

All Mortal Flesh, Keeping Silence

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It is strange to be here at this resort on Marco Island, strange to be 56 years old at a resort that is full of teenagers, strange to be at ...
Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Paper Straws in Plastic Cups and Other Metaphors of Modern Life

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I've been at a resort with my family.  My mom is great at organizing these get togethers, and I am grateful.  This morning, let me recor...
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Orion's Belt from a Different Vantage Point

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Here I sit, at a different shoreline, 2 hours across the peninsula of Florida.  It is both different from Hollywood Beach, my home beach, an...
Sunday, December 26, 2021

Christmas Greetings

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I woke up yesterday morning stiff and sore--I spent much of December 24 on my feet, in well-cushioned shoes mind you, but still, I woke up f...
Saturday, December 25, 2021

Pivoting on Christmas Eve

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December 24 was a work day for me--not a work in the office day, but a getting ready for Christmas kind of work day.  I didn't mind.   T...
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Kristin Berkey-Abbott
A poet, a scholar, a teacher, a wanna-be mystic--always wrestling with the temptation to run away to join an intentional community--but would it be contemplative? social justice oriented? creative? in the mountains? in the inner city?--may as well stay planted and wrestle with these tensions and contradictions here, at the edge of America.
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