The Living Memory of Song
My memory is often elusive, hiding names or dates I am attempting to recall. And yet, when a random song from the 90s comes on the radio, I can recite every word. Music seems to Read more…
“How Can I Keep from Singing?”
Holding a hymnal, standing in a pew, and singing with a congregation is often where I find myself in times of deep loss, uncertainty, or desolation. Not necessarily to change anything or feel comforted by Read more…
The Magical Child and the Power of Imagination
In the depths of midwinter in the Northern Hemisphere, the archetype of the Magical Child stirs. Celebrations abound: of a divine child who renews the world, of the light reborn from the longest night of Read more…
The Wonder of the Sovereign
Spinning and spinning, I hoped that I, too, would transform into Wonder Woman. Lynda Carter’s portrayal of the character in the television series from 1975 to 1979 is etched into my two-year-old psyche. Her armbands Read more…
Elphaba and the Inner Healer
In a sparse room that smells of antiseptic and efficiency, the Physician’s Assistant asks me a litany of questions, marking down numbers and checking off boxes while she collects the data points that determine where Read more…
Desire Along the Witches’ Road
“The great and amorous sky curved over the earth, And lay upon her as a pure lover. The rain, the humid flux descending from heaven For both man and animal, for both thick and strong, Read more…