Sometimes song…

Every night here, in the swirling darkness of just before dreams, we curl together. His small soft cheek pressed against my heart, song rising up like an offering into the velvet of night. Here, every night, we reclaim each other from the day, his small fingers exploring my face, my arms wrapped tightly around his [...]

A weekend in Quebec

Sinking into the plush down of a king sized bed. Chocolates on the pillow. Bright green apples in a black ceramic bowl on the end table. Lattes in the morning in white cups with saucers, firelight, flaky croissants and tall slender glasses of orange juice. Walking cobblestone streets in the icy cold. Like a family [...]

Tomorrow, my birthday

Tomorrow is my birthday. 29, and I think I look old this year. You spend all your late teens and early twenties wishing you were older, and then suddenly, without realizing it you’ve slipped to the other side, where you consider getting carded a complement, and for some reason you can’t get the fact out [...]

Small things I'm grateful for.

A flock of clouds, their underbellies pink and gold, just before sunset. Running hard at the gym, just over 8 minute miles. Doing 25 push ups in a row. Rearranging furniture in my classroom, so the sun slants just so in the morning and the picture books are easier to browse through. Getting a note [...]

Morning writing

(Maple syrup on snow.) Golden light fills my studio, the first of the morning. The sun, just up, climbs the rungs of the trees. Its smooth white disc of light is etched with a crosshatching of twigs, snow dusted and dark. Last night I made plans to wake up and write for an hour while [...]