Category Archives: Meanderings
Speck’s Widow
Have been absorbed of late by Mavis Gallant’s Paris Stories, and am particularly mesmerized by the sly, observant genius of Speck’s Idea. These two paragraphs keep rolling around my head: “Speck was expert on barges, bridges, cafes at twilight, nudes
Speck’s Widow
Have been absorbed of late by Mavis Gallant’s Paris Stories, and am particularly mesmerized by the sly, observant genius of Speck’s Idea. These two paragraphs keep rolling around my head: “Speck was expert on barges, bridges, cafes at twilight, nudes
The Day After the Debate
Several people have asked that I make available the post I made on my private Facebook account, Oct 4, following the first Presidential debate–so I am sharing in this public forum. Jaysus. For the first time, ever, I had to
The Day After the Debate
Several people have asked that I make available the post I made on my private Facebook account, Oct 4, following the first Presidential debate–so I am sharing in this public forum. Jaysus. For the first time, ever, I had to
While California Burns
Trying to argue myself out of bed this morning—dreaded d.j. (day job) on the horizon—which is now deducting a little over a third of my pay, what with increased mandatory contributions to a retirement fund I’ll never be able to
While California Burns
Trying to argue myself out of bed this morning—dreaded d.j. (day job) on the horizon—which is now deducting a little over a third of my pay, what with increased mandatory contributions to a retirement fund I’ll never be able to
Sacred Space–Dean Moss’s “Nameless Forest”
A couple of months ago, I saw Dean Moss’ Nameless Forest at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. I was offered the ticket by my aunt, who couldn’t make the date, and took it reluctantly, when I
Sacred Space–Dean Moss’s “Nameless Forest”
A couple of months ago, I saw Dean Moss’ Nameless Forest at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. I was offered the ticket by my aunt, who couldn’t make the date, and took it reluctantly, when I
R.I.P. Rip Matteson
What do you do with your tributes, your grief, the flood of memory and clarion understandings that arrive when mortality claims a loved one, with the need for the comfort and community of the others left floating in his wake,
R.I.P. Rip Matteson
What do you do with your tributes, your grief, the flood of memory and clarion understandings that arrive when mortality claims a loved one, with the need for the comfort and community of the others left floating in his wake,
Las Veintañera, Treintañera, y Cuarentañera
In Mexico, a fifteen-year old girl’s entrance into womanhood is celebrated by a quinceañera; the word describes both the party and the budding woman. It’s a big affair: she is dressed up like a bride, a prom queen, a princess;
Las Veintañera, Treintañera, y Cuarentañera
In Mexico, a fifteen-year old girl’s entrance into womanhood is celebrated by a quinceañera; the word describes both the party and the budding woman. It’s a big affair: she is dressed up like a bride, a prom queen, a princess;
a painting grows…up?
The American Woman Triptych was one of my first paintings. The line drawing and a first pass at underpainting were in place when I went to Oaxaca in 2001. When I came back, I picked it up again, though my
a painting grows…up?
The American Woman Triptych was one of my first paintings. The line drawing and a first pass at underpainting were in place when I went to Oaxaca in 2001. When I came back, I picked it up again, though my
La Loteria Cards–2011
The 2011 Loteria cards for my nieces, Rhiannon and Echo, and my nephew, Lars. I live too far away to see them often, so this is my utterly self-serving device to connect each year, to ask them about their activities,
La Loteria Cards–2011
The 2011 Loteria cards for my nieces, Rhiannon and Echo, and my nephew, Lars. I live too far away to see them often, so this is my utterly self-serving device to connect each year, to ask them about their activities,
