Category Archives: Columbus GA

the end of the storm

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

A week ago, I was so struck, as I came up over a hill, to actually be able to see the end of the storm–see it in the sky. At its source. Rather than notice the rain had stopped or … Continue reading →

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I give, from 10-29-09

Posted on October 29, 2011 by
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outside my window-october 28

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Matisse wrote, “To paint an autumn landscape I will not try to remember what colors suit this season, I will be inspired only by the sensation that the season arouses in me: the icy purity of the sour blue sky … Continue reading →

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looking forward

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Not sure which is my favorite season, but I have both fall and winter to look forward to, one right after the other. Last Friday morning, I opened the back door and felt cool air outside– 72 degrees in Columbus, … Continue reading →

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VCFA visuals #1: exhausted

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Yesterday, I drove from Montpelier to Boston, flew from Boston to Atlanta, drove from Atlanta to Columbus, where I pulled into the driveway about 6:15 last night. I had big plans for today, but I’m just drifting from one thing … Continue reading →

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i never would have noticed before the words

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

 

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are there enough

Posted on November 16, 2010 by
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what it’s like living here

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

I wrote a guest post for Doug Glover’s blog, Numéro Cinq, in the series he’s doing on what it’s like to live in various places. Here’s the first paragraph: In Columbus, Georgia, the seasons change, but they take their sweet … Continue reading →

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imperfection

Posted on September 30, 2010 by
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out my window: 8/18/10

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

“let me catch sight of you again going over the wall and before the garden is extinct and the woods are figures guttering on a screen let my words find their own places in the silence after the animals” from … Continue reading →

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