Insomnia Overcome
A lot of my writing is done in my sleep – I wake up in the morning with the resolution of a challenge, a few choice words, a title to something, an idea for a new project, whatever. Read More
A lot of my writing is done in my sleep – I wake up in the morning with the resolution of a challenge, a few choice words, a title to something, an idea for a new project, whatever. Read More
This afternoon I went to a restorative yoga session . Perhaps I was meant to be listening to my breath during the meditations, but instead I came out of it with four rules for the new year. Protect myself Do my job Seek moments in which to receive and to give kindness Seek new experiences In that order. Read More
The details, though, are not only in the unique pairings, the flights of the imagination. They are also like the dancer’s bleeding feet, the constant effort in the face of fatigue or boredom, the fantasy gone sour. Read More
At least Halloween is followed by the lovely authenticity of Thanksgiving. Read More
I had trouble getting to sleep on my first night alone, but once there, I slept longer than usual. I forget — were queen-sized beds… Read More
The guiding principle is to emphasize the positive, but today I am not inclined to do so, because that would not reflect my experience. Every… Read More
According to Charles Blow’s article in The New York Times this morning ,“…the No. 1 reason people gave for our continuing poverty crisis was: ‘Too… Read More
Report from Paris: Poetry, I am in Paris. I didn’t want to come . I envisioned walking through museums viewing paintings that I had… Read More
This is a photograph of my grandchildren looking out on the Pacific Ocean. They have their backs to us, and that is… Read More
When I moved to an 18th floor apartment in semi-urban Hoboken from a large house in suburban Montclair, I brought with me… Read More