I just returned to the studio after a pleasant evening listening to blues, bluegrass and country western music plucked and sung by a few of the colonists. Three guitars, one violin and two sweet voices. I curled up in the pillows of the couch at the residence hall and listened, sometimes mouthing the words to … Continue reading VCCA, Day 3: Just a Little Night Life
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VCCA, Day 2: Fumbling Around
I'm calling today a transition day. Very little sleep last night followed by a barely caffeinated breakfast did not a productive morning make. Add to that the fact that I'm still feeling like this project is unwieldy, and you can begin to imagine me pacing around my studio, leafing through books, applying lip balm...anything to … Continue reading VCCA, Day 2: Fumbling Around
VCCA Residency, June 2009
I've let this blog space languish long enough, I think. Last year it was a case of the best of intentions meeting the rigors of life with two wee people plus work and marriage. I've hardly written a word toward anything, let alone toward this memoir. But. I've been granted a marvelous gift: a two-week … Continue reading VCCA Residency, June 2009
Dead Dad Day, 16 Years On
August 6th was the sixteenth anniversary of my father's death, a day I have turned into a holiday of sorts in my house. This is, in fact, the spine of the memoir, and it has its own essay chapter (maybe destined to be an introduction or the concluding chapter; I'm not sure yet) devoted to … Continue reading Dead Dad Day, 16 Years On
Sustenance
Sustenance 1 a: means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living b: food, provisions; also : nourishment 2 a: the act of sustaining : the state of being sustained b: a supplying or being supplied with the necessaries of life 3: something that gives support, endurance, or strength *** I am a poet and essayist … Continue reading Sustenance
Sheila squillante 