What and how I write and post from now until mid-April belongs to the Great Unknown. I’m having cataract surgery on each eye in March so the Rx for my glasses isn’t going to match my eyes for a while. Plus we’re having the kitchen remodeled so we’ll be living in a fracas.
The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene 1 - Shakespeare (1564 –1616)
Most of you read far deeper political thinkers and writers than me.
The archeological site of Mohenjo-daro (Urdu for 'Mound of the Dead Men’) is in Pakistan. The city bustled with 40,000 people about 2500 BCE and was one of the world's earliest major cities.
From Wikipedia: The English words magic, mage and magician come from the Latin term magus, through the Greek μάγος, which is from the Old Persian maguš. (magician).
Two years ago on this very day I wrote about Our Lady of Guadalupe because today, December 12th, is her day. That post is here and I still like it.
“My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky
So was it when I first began.
So is it now I am a (wo)man
So be it when I shall grow old and die.
The child is father to the man and I could hope each day to be
I walked into the library yesterday and stopped in my tracks because the library was filled with tiny costumed kids – babies in arms, toddlers, some “older” 3- and 4-year-olds. All were so cute my ovaries vibrated.
My backstory is at the end of this poem.
Black Sand Beach / by Sam Silver
Iron-dark grains underfoot,
Formed in ancient fires and shaped by time,
I wrote A Fairy Tale Dinner which is posted in The Gullet. I will post the link to that story at the end of this one. A friend asked for more About Julia and Woody; that is what this is.
I stayed twice for several days with a Maya family in Guatemala’s altiplano. This adventure happened during my second day of my second stay with them.
Three Things except it’s really more than that.
1. Earlier this year I read these two books by Palestinian writers and I recommend both. If you’ve read good books by Palestinian writers, maybe tell us about them in the comments?
The Wisconsin Writers Association hosts a short story contest each year. This morning I submitted a story I wrote over the past few months. If and/or when it doesn't win (I'm not optimistic but I have hope.
It's the place for my STORIES! You can read them now (most of them are FREE with no sign-in) here:
