Author Archives: MEY
DotP Maintenance
I am in the process of “fixing breaks” after a recent Word Press update. Also, I’m changing the copyright status of previous posts to a Creative Commons license of one sort or another. More often than not, I am using … Continue reading
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Two Weddings and a Museum
Written 12 September 2008, inspired on a very rainy day in the Netherlands. I ventured by foot to the Museum de Wieger from a horse exposition. Upon arrival, a wedding was taking place in the room of the exhibition I … Continue reading
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Open Letter for Efren Paredes, Jr.
To Whom It May Concern: After reading materials available via the web site The Injustice Must End (TIME) http://4efren.com and recent news articles heavily biased against Efren Paredes Jr., I write this letter with great concern about his unjust incarceration. … Continue reading
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Celebration
For my dear friend, sun-sign Virgo, I wish you a beautiful day that lasts forever. Thank you for sharing your stories, joy, sorrow. Thank you for gracing me and this world with your words – fantastical and sonorous. This morning … Continue reading
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The Silence of Violence
During a decade of painful and regenerative learning, I climbed out of the silence following violence. And in following years, I continue to do so. This silence is the echo after an instruction not to tell, not to speak; following … Continue reading
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Spirituality & Religion, Part 2
The question is, how do we engage our spirituality as a space of the internal rather than as an object harnessed by the external–by institutions like religion and education? “I have come to believe that every one of us is … Continue reading
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Incarceration of Women
A brief FYI: Last weekend I attended the Brussels Meeting for Quakers, where I learned that the Quaker Council for European Affairs conducts a joint project on the conditions of women in prison. And during my news review today, I … Continue reading
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Women Writers Blog
Before launching Dey of the Phoenix in April 2008, I authored the blog which, in a later version, extended authorship to others. Post updated: 28 January 2009.
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What I Know
From my journal, 8 August 2008: “What I know… Every day is fragile. Every day counts. There is no such thing as a day that doesn’t matter. We are hope. What we do with possibility is our legacy.” ^
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Spirituality & Religion
I want to begin a difficult yet basic conversation about spirituality and religion. In part, because of my own journey through institutions (primarily religion, education, and marriage), and what those experiences collectively are teaching me to carve a life in … Continue reading
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