May was a month of blushing sunsets, green strawberries ready to ripen, sunbeams bursting through the clouds, and time with friends. Last month I had a surge of energy and motivation for some weeks that refreshed me, but May felt more grounded and sure-footed. I was so fortunate this month to attend a good friend's … Continue reading Little Visits With Joy
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National Poetry Month & Little Awakenings
April brought sunny days, earlier mornings, and blooming flowers. One of my favorite things in the world is making a cup of coffee and drinking it in the morning sunshine, especially in spring, when the world is a fresh green and the cool of winter is still clinging to the dewy grass. I have heard … Continue reading National Poetry Month & Little Awakenings
Berlin Adventures & Seeking Community
A quarter of the new year is already behind us. The flowers have arrived, encouraged by the longer hours of light, and the birds are already singing their songs when I step outside each morning. The last couple of months were grey and heavy, as winters often are, but seemed even more so when compounded … Continue reading Berlin Adventures & Seeking Community
Sick Days & Unexpected Joys
February passed in a series of cold, wet days, late trains, and dozens of cups of tea. I settled in to my new job teaching children English in a nearby city, and weathered the subsequent colds and fevers for the duration of the month. Now two whole months of 2025 are already behind us and … Continue reading Sick Days & Unexpected Joys
Another Beginning
2025 opened with a good deal of hope, some grateful reflection, and a gentle slowness. At the end of each year, I take time to remind myself of everything I accomplished and all the good that came my way. 2024 was a year more full of good than bad, for the first time in a … Continue reading Another Beginning
All Good Things Come To A Close
I have had many new year's eves in which I sat and contemplated my options for not having to live another year. I have burned bay leaves with wishes scribbled on them, written resolutions, and watched the sky light up with pops of loud color and dreamed of a better year, or at least a … Continue reading All Good Things Come To A Close
Return to Paris
Photo courtesy of SpokenWord Paris All the leaves had fallen, leaving the walkways of Paris soft and brown with their little bodies. Right after returning from Prague, I made my way back to Paris by train. This time I was arriving with a purpose, and I was grateful for the opportunity to be with a … Continue reading Return to Paris
The Season of Magic
Photo courtesy of my partner, Daniel Moniz October, my favorite month of the year, came and went in a blur. It is a month of inspiration and excitement, but still somehow manages to always pass too quickly, often leaving me with the feeling that it might not have happened at all. Perhaps that is part … Continue reading The Season of Magic
A Return To Reality
September has descended in chill breezes, golden hours laced with fallen leaves, and crisp blue skies that darken with cloud cover and rain by midafternoon. The month began for me in Paris, with afternoons spent in metro stations, museums, and Père-Lachaise. Evenings found me in Le Chat Noir or Culture Rapide for open mics and … Continue reading A Return To Reality
The Lost Month Is Found
August has never been a month that held much magic for me. It is often an obstacle between the simmering summer months and the thrall of autumn. Oftentimes my memories of August have been summed up into not much more than a handful of sweltering days, the march towards a return to school, and the … Continue reading The Lost Month Is Found
Kiss of the Seventh Star 