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Chicken House

Fall honey is different than early-season honey. Some have likened the smell of the former to dirty gym shoes. Fall honey is complex,...

Mar 8, 20233 min read

A Hundred Sunrises

Only through the photograph of a friend did I see the shades of fireball orange, candy pink, and smoky lavender that painted the sky....

Jan 20, 20233 min read

Twelve Dollars

Steam from the cup And snow on the path The seasons have changed From the present to past I knew even before I saw the white feathers,...

Oct 6, 20223 min read

Shortbread Cookies

It stood alone, illuminated by the glow of the moon in the early morning hours. The air was crisp, and I knew that my garden days were...

May 9, 20223 min read

Breaking Free

He plotted his escape, because he knew he had to go. Forty years after first reading the beloved story, I am still learning the lessons...

Mar 28, 20222 min read

The Color Inside of Me

To be so tied to someone that their hurt, disappointment, and fear mix with what's inside of you and become indiscernible: that must be...

Mar 12, 20223 min read

When the Dusky Sky was Most Beautiful

I found them at the hour when the dusky sky was most beautiful. There was a small spot of darkness on the mounded snow, just where the...

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Bumblefoot and Bread

I brought her in the house to die, but she didn’t. Rosalina is one of my original twelve hens…actually eleven, because Wendell turned out...

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