For When People Ask~by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer I want a word that meansokay and not okay,more than that: a word that meansdevastated and stunned wit…
On Waking By John O'Donohue (1956 - 2008) I give thanks for arriving Safely in a new dawn, For the gift of eyes To see the world, The gift of mind To …
They have clubbed us off the streets they are stronger they are rich they hire and fire the politicians the newspapereditors the old judges the small …
On Wednesday, we will be exactly halfway through the year — 182 days on either side of July 2, the precise midpoint of 2025. I’ve never clocked this d…
(a poem I asked ChatCPT to write after I sent it my resume) Here’s a poem inspired by Jill McKibben’s remarkable career and skills: ⸻ “The Thread That…
youtube.com/watch The Low Road by Marge Piercy What can they doto you? Whatever they want.They can set you up, they canbust you, they can breakyour fi…
My younger brother was afraid of thunder,lightning. My father bought a recording of storms,put it on the stereo, and rocked on the love seatwith my br…
Today - A Prayer by Ruth Burgess of the Iona Community (as heard read by MaryAnn McKibben Dana during her Art of Onward series on Substack) Today may …
Well, I had it on my bucket list and leave it to the Geist family in Orlando to provide the experience for me just prior to my birthday. All 4 of my G…
