Monthly Archives: February 2010

hidden from view

Posted on February 28, 2010 by

Devotion, the new memoir by Dani Shapiro, is divided into 102 sections. Number 54 is one of my favorites. In it, Dani writes about two subjects that have intrigued me for some time. The first one not surprisingly has to … Continue reading →

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not that I’m counting

Posted on February 25, 2010 by

One of my friends refers to me as “the scribe” because I like to write stuff down. And one of the things I write down is how many books I read a year. As my tower of unread books grows … Continue reading →

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not firmly based

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

I haven’t had a morning in a while where I’ve allowed myself to drift from one thing to the next without accountability. When I was practicing law, I used to have to account for every six minutes. This morning I … Continue reading →

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from the jersey shore

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

It’s true. I’m somewhere else. When I was home on Thursday for about fifteen hours, my husband said,”Glad you could stop by.” I didn’t plan to go on two trips in one week. It’s just that one was already planned … Continue reading →

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from santa fe

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

Silver Moon is the name of the 19-foot Airstream Bambi trailer where I’m staying at a writing/spa retreat in the hills above Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ten Thousand Waves is the name of this Japanese-style spa where they leave a … Continue reading →

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lines connect in thin ways

Posted on February 14, 2010 by

On October 28, 2002, a rainy night in Georgia, I drove from Columbus to Atlanta to hear the poet Lucille Clifton read at Georgia Tech. If I remember correctly, she opened by reciting the short poem, “Why Some People be … Continue reading →

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devotion

Posted on February 10, 2010 by

“Yogis use a beautiful Sanskrit word samskara, to describe the knots of energy that are locked in the hips, the heart, the jaw, the lungs. Each knot tells a story–a narrative rich with emotional detail. Release a samskara and you … Continue reading →

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over the weekend at sea island

Posted on February 8, 2010 by
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How We Spend Our Days: Alexander Chee

Posted on February 1, 2010 by

Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer … Continue reading →

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