Occasionally, I throw myself at a project, craft, book, only to slip away on a whim, eloping with another that piques my interest. Or, and this is the more likely scenario, circumstances change and my energy, shifting to adapt, has to let go of pastimes that mean a great deal to me. Then one day,… Continue reading Circling Back
Tag: women's writing
Visiting Mrs Wiggs
A beautiful, gracious, elegant, elderly women, bent and crooked of body, but upright and brave of mind, has lent me her precious, restored, vintage copy of a book titled Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Written by Alice Hegan Rice when the 20th century had only just begun, its pages are as thick as board… Continue reading Visiting Mrs Wiggs
Mary & the Moon
Mary lay on the grass under a full, white moon. She lay there feeling like a sliver of light. Mary is too pale for the burning sun, but for the gentle, milky moon, she is just right. Mary stared at the moon without blinking. A slideshow of faces is what she anticipated, wished to see.… Continue reading Mary & the Moon
An Old Man & a Crow
An old man sat on the step of his stoep. There was nothing to be done. His head was hanging, its bald top shining, exposed to the soon-to-be setting sun. A black crow flew in, landed, and instructed the old man to lift his head. “Take one last look at this land,” the black crow said. The… Continue reading An Old Man & a Crow
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