1. Dorothy meets Cinderella? 2. To paraphrase Alan Watts, known for interpreting and popularizing Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience: “wanting to change a want is also a want.” 3. I told Joe I was Wu Wei, referring to the Taoist practice of not making things happen but letting them unfold. And he said, “Are you […]
-For Susanna Our faces briefly touched with a brush of tenderness I kissed her and she cried And one wet tear was passed to me A bittersweet rush of love and grief I carried it like a precious gem that glistened on my cheek and when it dried I absorbed its grace and carried it […]
I’m already blindfolded So I closed my eyes to see I took the holy host and saw the deepest truth I didn’t learn to be independent by being left alone when rocking and shaking was my only voice I followed a tender trail of my little brother’s trauma when he was Hansel and I was […]
1. I write in my journal notebooks like a collage artist making mind maps. There are notes in every corner, and they’re not in order. Some are circled, some are highlighted with yellow and some are defined by doodles. It’s as if they were an untenable mess on a desk, but I know where everything […]
They served up Cranberries singing about Zombies. But I think she’s been watching Janis Joplin videos. They even have a song called Phat Anchovies. I think it’s an original. I hope they come back soon.
-The following first appeared in the Floyd Press on October 17, 2024 A Donor Brunch hosted at Red Rooster Coffee Roaster to benefit Blue Mountain School (BMS) brought together school founders, supporters, alumni, and current parents and teachers to celebrate the school’s 43-year history and to raise money for its continued success. The early October […]
1. This time of year, when the neighborhood cows moo persistently at night they sound like Halloween ghouls. 2. Sometimes a pot of gold is red. 3. It was poetic justice that we road our bikes up the Parkway, came across the POETREE at the old Floydfest site and it was full of apples. 4. […]
Seems that a new break dance boy band took to the dance floor at Dogtown Roadhouse on Friday. They came and went like a small flash mob. And they weren’t the only ones who were moved to move to Seph Custer and the Flatbreaks’ talented playing. Seph’s Intro on Facebook: High energy performances utilizing techniques […]
We first saw the northern lights from our yard Friday night. We went up to the Parkway overlook to take some pictures. By then we could barely see the lights with our naked eyes but they showed up on our cameras. A photographer at the Saddle said that the lights were briefly visible to the […]
1. Our grandson was here for a visit and playfully put Joe’s glasses on the little pumpkin that we grew in our garden. I saw him do it, but it didn’t fully register until I spotted the glasses the next day and after hours of looking for them and giving up. 2. According to my […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on October 3, 2020 A group of Hayden family members and friends gathered at the Mt. Zion Christian Church late last month for the unveiling of the Hayden Place road sign, marking the completion of New River Valley’s Habitat for Humanity’s seven-unit single family homes and celebrating […]
1. The Hurricane Helene flooding of the French Broad River in Western North Carolina hit home in my son Josh Copus’ town of Marshall, 20 miles north of Asheville in Madison County. Josh is owner of the Old Marshall Jail hotel restaurant and bar, which he repurposed himself with hard work, heart and artfulness. Situated […]
