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Author Archives: Tricia
Portraits of a War Photographer
Last week, between watching Sebastian Junger‘s beautiful film homage to his friend, Which Way Is the Front Line From Here? and reading Alan Huffman’s Here I Am: The Story of Tim Hetherington, War Photographer, I feel like I knew this remarkable man. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged books, Bosnian war, Grief, healing, living with addiction, Love, time, war, work
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What a Painting Reveals
My remarkable friend Naomi in Kyoto, has generously featured a collage of mine on her website’s Chasing Writing in Art link. It’s humbling to be there with so many amazing artists. Here’s my collage and a few words. Please check out Naomi’s site … Continue reading
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Tagged Bosnian war, Grief, healing, Kyoto, memoir, motherhood, suicide, time, United Nations, war, writing
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Groundhog Wars Commence
The groundhog is lurking and ravenous as ever. A mysterious volunteer has appeared (does anyone know what this is?) next to the asparagus bed and it must be something good since the bastard has already been munching on it. We’re … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged garden, groundhogs, healing, Love, nature, seasons, Spring
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Why aren’t we terrified to get out of bed in the morning? How is it that we can send our beloved children to venture out into the world on their own? Where do we find the courage when, like this … Continue reading
A Room of My Own
The chunk of time and solitude I find necessary to write a blog post never appeared last week. Some mornings I managed to grab a half-hour or so before work to hack away at my memoir (still!) but I need … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged back to school, garden, light, meditation, memoir, morning, motherhood, nature, seasons, solitude, time, work, writing
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Exquisite Grief
These last (I hope) wintry days, I want to hunker down and hibernate. Call me when the daffodils are in bloom and all the last chunks of snow have melted. I’ll be reading. While not able to hide out under … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged books, books on grief, Grief, healing, memoir, motherhood, suicide, time
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Love for A Tale For the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Brazilian guy who cleans the bookstore, speaks only a few words of English. I always say good morning and make small talk, but he’s not friendly and I think he’d rather I didn’t. He wears one of those blue-tooth … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, books, Japan, journal, Love, meditation, motherhood, neighborhood, solitude, time, travel, United Nations, work
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What a Difference a Day Makes…
Yesterday morning I shuffled out of the house to walk Tetley, simultaneously grouchy about and awestruck by the beauty of the snow that had fallen overnight. My neighborhood looked like a black-and-white movie Twenty-four little hours later, I pulled into … Continue reading
Posted in Seasonal Musings
Tagged anxiety, breathing, cancer, garden, learning to relax, light, morning, motherhood, nature, neighborhood, Spring, time, walks
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Internet Love-Hate and A Future in Goats
Pygmy goats. That’s the latest idea R and I kicked around over brunch at a diner yesterday. They’re adorable creatures and of course, small enough that we might even be able to get started on our .24 acreage in this … Continue reading