I wanted to thank you for the many expressions of love and compassion (and poetry) you’ve extended to our family over the past few days. As the days have grown shorter and chillier, it’s been so tempting to curl up into cozy corners and tune things out. I’ve been resisting that urge with all my…
Author: thirdstoryies
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I often feel like I see her, like there is some sign that she’s there, that she’s okay, that she’s happy. I’m not sure why I see that so often in the sky – in the vivid colors of the sunset, in the sunbeams that break through the clouds, in that full moon as it…
sparkling pear punch (in the gut)
I feel like I’m on a pretty tenuous tightrope these days, especially this week. I’m hunkering down more in the evenings, usually with a warm bath and the first library book I’ve checked out in awhile. I’m coming off a really busy stretch of extra-curricular activities that required a lot of solitary work inside my…