Rustic Embers

October 8, 2023 · Reflection

On Carrying Scars Like Luggage

I have a scar on my left hand from a fishing hook, age nine. I have a different kind of scar from a conversation in my thirties that reshaped everything. I used to treat both the same way.

Paired Poem We Are the Scars We Carry

September 12, 2023 · On Writing

How a Poem Begins in a Parking Lot

The first draft of Garden of Thoughts started in a parking lot in Santa Fe, typed into my phone before I drove home and revised it repeatedly.

Paired Poem Garden of Thoughts

August 15, 2023 · Journal

The Art of the Open Hand

Journal notes for August 2023 aligned to the matching poem and image from that month.

Paired Poem When Love Lets Go

July 15, 2023 · Journal

Monsoons, Mountains, and the Friends Who Stay

Journal notes for July 2023 aligned to the matching poem and image from that month.

Paired Poem Unwavering Unity

June 15, 2023 · Journal

First Summer in Santa Fe

Journal notes for June 2023 aligned to the matching poem and image from that month.

Paired Poem Sunrise Serenade

May 15, 2023 · Travel Journal

Moving to Santa Fe

Moving to Santa Fe in May 2023 was a deliberate decision toward family, support, and a life with more honest belonging in it, not an impulsive reinvention.

Paired Poem Guiding Light