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Epic Eclipse Road Trip
These are photos taken by my friend Narrah of the total eclipse in Queeny Park in Ballwin, Missouri. I saw it from about 40 miles from there, another well-named place, Herculaneum, Missouri. In a park that had a good spooky … Continue reading
Posted in travel
Tagged backyard chickens, eclipse 2017, Missouri travel, peahen, turken chicken
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Coffee House Culture
Long Beach, California, is rich with coffee houses. All the old ones are still in place, and plenty more have popped up in the 12 years I’ve been gone. Like I did when I lived here and had tons of … Continue reading
Posted in travel, writing
Tagged California, coffee houses, Long Beach, Polly's, Portfolio, Rose Park
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Static
It has been so long since I’ve posted! I usually don’t feel like posting when I’m on vacation because it feels so outside of ordinary life, which is the focus of this blog. After a lovely week with my sister … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, travel
Tagged California, chemotherapy recovery, Long Beach, recovery, stillness, yoga
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Deep Clean and Great Finds
I’ve been hauling this file cabinet around the country since at least 1997. Though I think I got it earlier because I sort of remember it standing on the porch in our last apartment in Chicago. I can picture it … Continue reading
Posted in art, poetry, the Farm, travel, writing
Tagged maps Eastern Europe map, phonics, reading, reading cartoons, short cuts to reading, winter cleaning
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Respite: North Shore
Steve and I got away for the weekend on a long-awaited trip to the North Shore, as Minnesotans call the shore of Lake Superior from Duluth to the Canadian border (really they mean Duluth to Grand Marais, which is too … Continue reading
Posted in food, recipe, reviews, travel
Tagged At Sarah's Table, Duluth businesses, Loll, Loll Furniture, New Scenic Cafe, North Shore
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Check-in
Greetings from St. Mary’s College in South Bend, Indiana. Or, more specifically, the Inn at St. Mary’s, a beautiful hotel on the edge of campus where I’ve been staying since Sunday. I’m here all week giving talks on The Saint John’s … Continue reading
The Big Party
The morning I received the diagnosis, I asked about two events I had planned. One was a trip to Chicago April 13-17 to be a visiting poet at Joliet Junior College, where I used to teach, and to have a “book … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, poetry, travel
Tagged family, H is for Harry, poetry reading, Poetry release party, travel with chemo
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Gifts from Vegas
One of the more surreal aspects of recent history is the fact that I first experienced the chest congestion that led to the diagnosis while out in Las Vegas. I spent 12 days out there in the desert, first in … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged air bnb, Benny Binion, cancer, characters, Death Valley, hot springs, humanity, Vegas
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Resiliency
Last night I caught just a bit of a Minnesota Public Television program with Kevin Kling. Kling, a Minnesota storyteller of great accent and great talent, was speaking to On Being host Krista Tippett about resiliency. Kling was born with physical disabilities, … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, poetry, travel, writing
Tagged Badlands, nature and healing, poetry, resiliency
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