Monthly Archives: March 2022

I look at the tree in our front yard. Every year it shocks me. As if we’re in a conversation that is seemingly one-sided—mostly me, lamenting the lack of rain and how stressed the trees must be and wondering if … Continue reading →

The unstoppable, unquenchable chase for it. The home of a creature, a creature that captured bicarbonate and calcium from the sea around them and used it to grow and grow. Power over rather than power with. Smooth, textured, round, sharp, … Continue reading →

She reaches for the sight of light at the windowearly in the morningsbetween us in our bed.Her eyes wide, fixed, a steadfast gaze in the dusk of dawn.She’s started reaching this month.Reaching for the delicate branches above, reaching towards the … Continue reading →