by lori | Jan 14, 2016 | Aging Gratefully, Alzheimer's, Here and now, Poetry, Respite
I move in the world a changed being now being now today the yellow grass in the field up the hill is bowing to the rain the sea and the land and the sky cede their colors into fog becoming one passing waxwings eat red berries off the vine, laugh at the cat through the... by lori | Jan 10, 2016 | Dragons, Here and now, Nature, Neighbors, Poetry, Women
I am tired of this world I’m tired of violence rabid intolerance greed rewarded trodden humans hidden, outright thwarted young lives mangled, ended weapons preferred to soft human flesh I’m tired of being told what to think how to think why I’m wrong... by lori | Jan 5, 2016 | Essays, Writing
This weekend I received another “Do better at marketing!” email from yet another lovely author talking about why self promotion is hard and how to make it easier. This author is far more successful than me from a book-sales perspective: thousands of people... by lori | Jan 1, 2016 | Creating, Essays, Imagination, Play and Magic
I was 23 when my first cat found me. She leapt out of a holiday box — a gift from a boyfriend — promptly jumped into my largest house plant, and pooped. We named her Winnie the Poo, Winnie for short. Two years later (different house, different boyfriend,...