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April pings

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, April 6, 2014 We are driving along Mountain Village Boulevard one blustery day, Celine is about 10, when she screams, “Mom! Stop the car!”I pull over.There’s virtually no one on the road. The sky is that ridiculous blue, and stretched-out clouds scud by like pages of a book, ripped and let…… Continue reading April pings

Doers: Black-headed grosbeak

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, March 23, 2014 A male grosbeak, still famished from its northbound migratory flight, sits perched in the 40-degree March sun. A cold wind gusts, and the medium-sized bird, gripping and tipping on its aspen branch, bursts into eight seconds of song-line. Then looks over. MCW: [recognizing the very bird] It’s you!…… Continue reading Doers: Black-headed grosbeak

To everything, there is a poem under heaven

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, March 9, 2014 It’s early March, and the sun is extremely busy right now melting gazillions of snowflakes into water. I am looking for a poem about sun, snowmelt, staying centered, finding a job, selling my house, getting married and listening to the birds — specifically chickadees, as they trill their…… Continue reading To everything, there is a poem under heaven

Guided meditation (with Laura Ingalls Wilder)

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, February 23, 2014 Get the small roughhewn stool your Pa made for you and sit down on it, thinking good thoughts because you’re a well behaved person. Your Pa always liked it when you were well behaved and you still are. Only you’re not a little girl (or boy) anymore even…… Continue reading Guided meditation (with Laura Ingalls Wilder)

Seynt Volantynys Day

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, February 9, 2014 Dear Mr. Chaucer, For this was on seynt Volantynys day, Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese his make. I don’t pretend to speak for all people, just a couple hundred million. Just kidding. Or kydnyg or however you would say it in 14th Century English. I am…… Continue reading Seynt Volantynys Day

Dear Mr. Fireman,

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, January 26, 2014 Fire!!! Yes, I have written about hot flashes before but that was then and this is now, and I’m screaming Help! at the top of my lungs and waiting for the fire department to come and put them out. Permanently, this time. Because I am a burning building…… Continue reading Dear Mr. Fireman,