Garden Greens

Hello Writers! Boy, I could tell you stories about the garden, the greens,  the grass, the grape leaves, the baby bunnies beneath the arugula, the heart shaped leaf faces, banners of foliage, the bowls of fresh greens I miss eating with Ma at Crispin Green, the wilting Romaine, the purple flowering mint, the heat of the pepper greens that are much hotter than the ones we buy so what are we doing wrong?, the many kinds of basil, the Japanese pine tree my friend brought over for my 50th birthday, the limp, unloved salads at Panera during my lunches with my friend Katie that I also miss, mint hill, Buddha Park beneath the volunteer mulberry tree, the ambling Maple, the moss, the moss, the moss... oh, how I love the moss and wish for a whole plague of it to take over the entire lawn until it's another planet 

and the round, green, labyrinth, word I can never spell, that we walk over and over in and out to lengthen and unwind the green days as though it will somehow help us take it back again, like the past, when all the green is gone

Turns out

Green is Good Prompt

So are Sprinklers

I feel so much better now and I hope you will too after you write about green, garden greens 💚

Long time, no see...

Hello Writers!

I guess I mean that literally, as well! It's been a long time. Here at the Beach. Here on the page.  Hope you are all safe and healthy and managing as best you are able and that your writing practice is offering some respite and refuge amidst all this. For me, yes. Writing continues to be my daily prayer and the calm I feel as soon as I start writing you is the ripening of that prayer. It's hard to explain, but you know what I mean, I think.

Wanted to let you know that I am blogging over at "What I Really Want to Tell You" from time to time and would love any and all of your posts to publish there. As you know, creating a living document right now is so essential, for so many reasons. There are so many things we will soon block out, little details, with everything changing so fast day-to-day. Even the most mundane details are fascinating.  Please share if you are moved to do so.

Also, I am still holding all my classes via Zoom, So if you are wanting to get back to your writing practice, please let me know. I am also doing private writing retreats if you just want some time to write together and share.

Missing you all and hope to see you soon. Please keep writing, especially if it feels life giving and grounding to you. 💙