Midwinter’s Day
Risa is taking this week off to celebrate the return of the sun in seriously unserious ways. May the new light bring blessings of love, health, prosperity and peace into your lives. Blessed Be.
My Writerly Life
risa’s writing and writings about writing
Inexplicable Elation
I enjoy watching the fog roll in. I love falling asleep to the percussive music of rain on the roof. My soul sings in a thunderstorm. It’s genetic, apparently. My kids are fall-winter/mist-and-rain lovers, just like their mum. All things in balance. I’m not weather extremist. I’m a devoted fan of the succession of seasons … Read more Inexplicable Elation
Dousing the Fires
Tools, speech, cranial capacity and abstract thought are but four of many characteristics, inventions and capabilities scientists and scholars have touted as the essential, defining distinction between humans and the rest of the creatures that inhabit this planet. I think it’s fire that defines us. Granted, we’re not the only species with an ancient and … Read more Dousing the Fires
Still Flying
This week boasted its fair share of good cheer, good food and good company — but it was another tough one, nevertheless, and it’s left me in tatters. Remember the American flags that were raised after 9/11, then disrespectfully left hanging until their colors faded, their edges frayed, and time and weather wore them thin? … Read more Still Flying
The Moral Conscience of the Great
I want to talk about honor. It’s a common word, right? We don’t need to consult the dictionary; we all know what it means. It means a good name, a sound reputation. Public esteem. Personal worth that garners recognition and fame. It’s evidence of distinction — an exalted title, a badge of merit, a … Read more The Moral Conscience of the Great