I don’t think I’m alone in feeling like the summer solstice should be declared a national holiday of some sort. It’s truly a glorious day at these latitudes… a beacon of hope when we are in the depths of winter, and cause for celebration when summer is upon us. When you have lived through cold, [...]
As a coworker of mine just packed up to head home for the day, I noticed her knee length wool coat with the thick, furry collar. I said to her, “That looks like a warm coat.” She paused, then said, “It is… but it’s still Minnesota.” She laughed, pulled on her gloves, and left for [...]
These days aren’t getting any longer and there’s so much we still say we should do this summer. It’s easy to think fall is nearly here though it’s almost 90 degrees today. I said to Rosie the other day that summer feels like one big event. August arrives A little short of breath Inhale, exhale, [...]
sun and wind clouds every shape green leaves and grass popsicles and lemonade i’m not joking chips and salsa beer and cheese and white wine in the backyard burgers on the deck walks ice cream cones boat anchored swimming on a sandbar hotrods on university afternoon rain weekend construction driving here and there an hour [...]
Springtime around here The trees wear their leaves like the college girls wear their brand new spaghetti strap tank tops There are days when it seems like not enough and days when it seems too much
The trees budded out yesterday, about a day earlier than last year. I drive across the mighty Mississippi River with it’s 36,0002-mile watershed worth of water on my way to and from work every day and I always look at the river and the trees as I cross the bridge high above the water. The [...]
A chapbook I've published containing my writing alongside the work of some other talented folks.
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