1. We didn’t wear tie dye in the 60’s. Paisley, Nehru jackets, Mexican ponchos, bell bottoms, beads, big floppy hats, and batik prints, yes; but not tie dye. 2. Although no one I knew ever said “groovy,” we did say “Wow” a lot. We said bummed out, ripped off, screwed up, and wiped out. We […]
I don’t go to the graveyard to feel the spirits of my loved ones. I dance. Through sustained dance I can forget my self. And if I dance long enough I sometimes come up against the veil between worlds. Sometimes I dance myself scared. I like to turn up the music and dance in the […]
A milky way of dust makes morning constellations on a nebula of light beaming through my bedroom window Like thousands of parachutes abandoning ship they spin down in torrential orbits landing on dressers the bookcase and chair setting up colonies to plague me ~ Colleen Redman
1. Alignment 2. Angle 3. Cross reference 4. Behind bars 5. Checkered past 6. Split personality These days, I’ve been drawn to the late afternoon shadows looming long in the low winter sun. The above photos were taken within an hour of each other late Sunday afternoon. # 2 was the first one I shot, […]
1. After my first marriage broke up, I rented a big house on Route 8 in Floyd and took in a few roommates. During this time, a very nice guy came knocking at the door one day to see me. But the attention made me feel awkward. Guy: Do you want to go out to […]
AKA: Ahh…A Day at the Spa The Following appeared in the regional newspaper insert “All About Her” in October. Although I sent the editor more than six photos to go with the piece, she chose only this one, assuring that my foot would be viewed by readers from all over South West Virginia. Most young […]
1. I just recently figured out – while dressing in front of the woodstove on a frigid morning – why the character in “Twas the Night before Christmas” slept with a cap on. He was cold. 2. I’m so glad I live in a place where you still see smoke coming out of chimneys. 3. […]
When Asked HERE: What are some of the difficulties of having a seemingly accessible and clear style? Is that something you have to work on—revising the poem to its most lucid state? Billy Collins: Well, I think it’s more difficult to be clear than to be obscure. If you write with a certain, respectful level […]
I was putting on mascara in the bathroom mirror when Joe called out from the kitchen to ask me where something was. “Ah nunno,” I mumbled back to him, trying not to break my concentration. The act of mumbling caused me to immediately remember my brother Danny’s last words, three hours before he died. With […]
DID YOU HEAR THAT SOUND? I JUST FELL OFF MY CHAIR!!! That’s what I said to my friend, Patry, after reading an email she sent to me with a subject line that announced: Strangest Coincidence Ever. I had stumbled upon Patry’s blog nearly three years before, intrigued by that fact that she was a […]
Name Spell by Colleen Redman When it’s spring my name is Colleen Redrobin In the Fall it’s Redelicious On the road it’s Redroof Inn On an vacation island it’s Redpassionflowerwoman When I’m in love I’m Redmana When I meditate I’m Redmantra When I haven’t written in a long time I’m Redmanymoons When it’s Christmas I’m […]
1. First Curve in the Road in the New Year 2. Some things aren’t easily explained (Better days are HERE). 3. Reading the Classics 4. Missing You Post note: I’ll take any questions about the nature of these photos off the air (which means in the comment section).
