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In the Cards: The Wheel of Fortune

Today, a little wisdom from the Tarot. The Wheel of Fortune The wheel is not a clock, love. It neither ticks nor demands you check in with it constantly. It doesn’t remind or cajole or…

MelindaOctober 19, 2026

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Reaching for Grace Means Opening Our Fists

Autographing Autumn I was walking, first field— verdant, glorious carpet of greens— then woods edged closer, a beckoning trail paved in cast-off fassicles, punctuated with wily old roots in no pattern whatsoever. Sky rarified blue,…

MelindaOctober 15, 2026

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Talking poetry and special needs parenting

Hello there, I enjoyed the opportunity to sit down with Michael Hardman of the Stoughton Writers Group on a very rainy Monday and talk poetry, compassion, and special needs parenting. If you'd like to watch…

MelindaSeptember 28, 2026

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The light, the dark, the rainbow

Photo by Austin Schmidt on Unsplash "The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things." --Hans Christian Andersen Rise and shine This morning this…

MelindaSeptember 9, 2026

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In the Old Country

Tell Me About Yours I grew up hearing snippets about the old country, good Balkan land where my grandparents sprouted and bloomed. Families slept pressed together under rug-like coverlets to ward off frigid winters in…

MelindaJuly 14, 2026

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So many ways to say it

Hello out there! So many ways to say it. Be present. Our time here with each other on this glorious planet is fleeting. How do you want to spend what you've been allotted? I had…

MelindaJuly 7, 2026

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Longview

1971 meets 2026 with wet pants and compassion. How's that for an opener? Yesterday my adult child couldn’t wait for the bathroom while on an outing with her day program. Predictable, the accident, though the…

MelindaJune 24, 2026

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We can choose where our attention goes…

Why Not? What if we got our breaking news from morning dream circles with 10 of our closest neighbors? Around a fire, say, with eyes and hearts attuned to the unguarded loveliness that spills from…

MelindaJune 17, 2026

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A Gnawing Hunger

Insatiable Some would say it’s an embarrassment of riches, this contemporary life we struggle to contain. I’ve stood with many at the long groaning table punctuated with shiny things that gush like chocolate fountains spewing…

MelindaJune 1, 2026

In the Cards: The Wheel of Fortune

The light, the dark, the rainbow

So many ways to say it

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