Johnny Cash is an unlikely guru, but after recently covering a Johnny Cash Birthday Bash at the Floyd Country Store for the local paper, I did some research and discovered the truth of what Bob Dylan said about him, “Johnny was the North Star; you could guide your ship by him.” I was late in […]
~ At the end, the living spirit of one’s life is supposed to shine through the tatters of the body’s mortal cloak. The gold of the self is supposed to become more visible despite and because the body begins to fall apart. The inner knowledge is supposed to shine through and become more available as […]
I come from the tribe that says ‘anything worth saying is worth exaggerating.’ It’s up to you to sort out the truth. Fear is being carried by the ego; not the soul. Fear is telling you where to go. It’s trying to create motion, either motion towards or away from. What doesn’t get finished in […]
My very first blog entry appeared online on March 12, 2005. In honor of that I’m posting a collection of excerpts on blogging from entries written over the past four years. ——————————————– When something exciting happens and my husband Joe hears me say, “Now that’s something to write home about!” he knows it means I’m […]
Michael, Kyla’s Grandfather (not pictured) says: My hippie friends think I’m a redneck. My redneck friends think I’m a hippie. My straight friends think I’m gay and my gay friends think I’m straight. But I finally have some nice curtains up. Kyla says: I want to play Scrabble too. I’ve been learning words from the […]
AKA Girl Talk: If the weather is nice on a Sunday, I get together with neighborhood girlfriends and go for a walk. Occasionally our conversations get wild, and sometimes the barking dogs we pass seem less than tame. Other than that, our walks are mostly relaxing. The two friends I walked with this past Sunday […]
“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.” ~ Shirley Temple Black “When you stop believing in Santa Claus is when you start getting clothes.” ~ Unknown “Santa Claus wears a Red Suit…he must be a communist. […]
The following is a conversation I had with my son, Josh, when he was 5 years old: Josh: Does Santa die? Why doesn’t he die? Me: Maybe he’s magical. What do you think? Josh: I don’t know. I just want to see if you know. I guess I don’t believe in Santa cause how can […]
Notes from my journal… On writing poetry: Poetry is like math. You have to add meaning and sound together and make it equal the right answer. On watching the nightly news: For me, it’s like watching sports and the newscasters are the referees. I flip around to all the channels to see how each station […]
AKA Notable Quotables: Colleen on feeling nervous before giving a poetry reading: “Well, I can’t be any worse than President Bush at a press conference, right?” Joe on Colleen’s habit of loud sneezing: “You sneeze like your leading the drill team.” Colleen after a scrabble game: “It’s embarrassing to win, but it’s more embarrassing to […]
I’m always on the lookout for a good quote. Not only do I use them here at Loose Leaf, but I cut and paste them throughout “The Museletter,” the monthly local publication that I co-edit. I also used them in both my books, “The Jim and Dan Stories” and “Muses Like Moonlight.” I love the […]
