Dear Readers, I am standing for the courage and the tenacity of this nineteen-year-old woman. In 1968 there is no term for post-traumatic stress. Her support system helping to ferry her through these rocky straits are the letter from Alice and the two books. I honor the time it has taken for her to reach […]
Alice Twitchell
Alice is My Wonder Land
Dear Reader, I am remembering my commitment to my nineteen-year-old younger self. I share her story in her words. It is a story of courage as well as confusion. She is imperfect and deeply damaged. I hurt for her yet I remember that there is nothing to fix. I am so proud of what she […]
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Tuesday Afternoon
He whom life fulfills, Though he remains a child, Is immune to the poisonous sting Of insects, to the ravening Of wild beasts or to the vultures’ bills. From Verse 55 Tao te Ching There is a quality of ‘no-time and no-place’ to these days. First thing in the morning I sit in bed and […]
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The More Experience You Have
“The more experience you have, the more possibilities you can create.” Tim Gunn Black Rat Snake, Drozda, 2010 Welcome to this week’s art/life trail ride. Since we last met…Wren House has been burglarized and ransacked. Three hours away at my retreat farm an email from my neighbor informs me that ‘things don’t look right’ from outside. […]
