Apologies for the belated post today.Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you're keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]
There and Back Again: So Much Life
The world seems so full of life in summer, when leaves and lawn spread into a thick, full green. This is the peak, before rain forgets to fall and grass withers to a brittle brown.For now, redbud leafs outside my office window.Ferns sway lazily in a shady corner.Hydrangea's giant snowballs bloom soft white against deep green.A rose shimmers, iridescent, in angled afternoon … [Read more...]
There & Back Again: Breathe
Since last week, I've been gulping in air from time to time: sucking in through the nose, puffing out through the mouth. During those deep-breath attempts, I sound as deliberate and noisy as a fireman breathing oxygen through his mask...or maybe a bit like Darth Vader.It's not elegant, all this gulping and puffing, but I can't seem to get enough oxygen after reading … [Read more...]
Wendell Berry Road Trip (Part 3 of 3)
Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here, if you like. After Wendell Berry finished reading "Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front," his handlers—an English professor or two—whisked him away to a book signing table. I walked up to Maurice Manning to introduce myself. I explained how I remembered him from the Writers Colloquium where Haven Kimmel was the keynote … [Read more...]
Wendell Berry Road Trip (Part 2 of what may have inadvertently turned into 3 parts)
Charity and I made plans to drive down to the university last Thursday, leaving late in the afternoon. We would be cutting it close to get to the Wendell Berry reading by 7:30 p.m. I told Charity about how packed the event was the night before; how it was standing room only and we barely got seats. I asked if she was okay sitting on the floor or standing in the hallway. … [Read more...]
