May 2017 – Seashell Nell

On discerning

If you and I were both traveling vagabonds, but purposeful, more like pilgrims, but I was maybe older and more accustomed to traveling, and we met each other one night after dinner, over a fire in the back half-room of a hostel that overlooked a spindly but sincere garden, with dying embers and dying voicesContinueContinue reading “On discerning”

For Mothers

I was posting flyers through my local neighborhood when I found a couple of Mother’s Day cards in a local store. It was a small shop, hipster-run, and the cards were locally made, and I realized that this fit most of my qualifications for a good purchase, so I bought a card and sent itContinueContinue reading “For Mothers”

If you give a girl a springtime

We should go camping. For a whole week, maybe (what luxury!)and hike everyday And do handstands on mountains And watch stars from under blankets And bring all our friends. And speaking of friends– Why, we should have them over for dinner! Fresh, spring dinner from the new produce from the local markets Soups and quichesContinueContinue reading “If you give a girl a springtime”