Category Archives: Writing in the Dark
Invocation of Light
…I greet the black morning and its bright stars, frost pinching my nose, quiet filling my ears. Chiron, a stray dog into a fourth week of fostering, stretches his legs in the yard. We return to the warmth of the … Continue reading
Posted in Circle Home, Creativity, Event, Poetry, Spirituality, Workshop, Writing in the Dark
Tagged Absolute Gallery, Center for Poetry, Coyote Wisdom Bookstore, Kathy Holcomb, light, Peace Education Center, seasons
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Crossing the Threshold
…Yesterday I smelled winter on its away. I waited for a bus in the late-afternoon sun filtered by partially leafed, tree limbs. A fat brown squirrel cracked a nut nearby as the after-work traffic passed by. My silver tennis shoes … Continue reading
Posted in Circle Home, Event, Writing in the Dark
Tagged ancestors, bones, community, Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos, nature, Samhain
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Playing with Shadows
My recent workshop “Writing as Healing” gave rise to a new piece, also inspired by recent events that reminded me about laying down the power of past pains. It’s a poem-in-progress called “Give Away,” and I look forward to sharing … Continue reading
Posted in Circle Home, Event, Lansing, Poetry, The Writing Room, Workshop, Writing in the Dark
Tagged Coyote Wisdom Bookstore, Fenner Nature Center, Triple Goddess Bookstore
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