Common Threads in Patchwork Prose and Verse

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I’ve never been much of a shopper. I have friends who live to shop. Not me. I’d rather be doing pretty much anything else. I think new cowor...

  Briar, teaching Boo Radley how to solve a dog treat puzzle - December 2021 Billy Collins, well-loved poet and two-term US Poet Laureate, w...

I recently Amazoned my dad a copy of  Dog Songs to read and share among his dog park friends. What a cherished volume of poetry, full of hea...

Every week, I have the highest privilege of working with a small group of creative writers in middle school. Since I left the classroom five...

This pair of angel wings in Rockport, MA survived the rocky entrance to a small, peaceful wharf in the heart of Bearskin Neck, where I was s...

A family friend asked where Mom is buried, and I promised to share the story this week. Peace about her final resting place came in a most s...

Listen Late at night In early morning Sunshine or rain, I  Turn heavenward my Ears, attentive, ceaselessly Needing His wisdom In March 2021,...

Typical blog posts are not normally this lengthy, but I wanted to share words from so many people I love today, so it’s a bit longer than us...

  Personal Meditations on 5 Ws and 1 H : Listen In seeking the purest, most essential truths about my one little word this year - Listen - I...