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Small Gifts at Christmas
A young tree had been planted beside the north-facing wall. At Christmas, small ornaments hung on its branches, and from my bedroom window I would watch…
Dec 3
November 2025
Paros: Island of the Aegean Sea
Valeria and I write to be a part of each other’s lives, lives that are not distanced by the Atlantic Ocean, the Pyrenees Mountains, or even the…
Nov 9
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October 2025
Poetry in the Neighborhood
A dove's call
Oct 1
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September 2025
Pat, Valeria, Prema: Three Writers in Friendship
In 1960, my senior-year English teacher chose an essay I wrote about my feelings to submit to a contest.
Sep 3
August 2025
Under the Sunflower
In 1966, my then husband Paul and I arrived in Luxembourg to tour Europe. In a 4HP Renault station wagon, we headed southwest to Paris, renting by the…
Aug 6
July 2025
Five Summer Weeks in Oregon
In the summer of 2019, my brother and sister-in-law left a small town in northeastern Massachusetts to travel to southwestern Oregon and one of its…
Jul 2
June 2025
Awareness with Thich Nhat Hanh
Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh* was first published in 1993.
Jun 4
May 2025
Living at Meher Magic
At Meherabad,* I live on a dirt lane off one of its two main roads in a two-story, light-gray brick apartment building with a patio inside the iron…
May 7
April 2025
April in Italy: Through the Eyes of Valeria
ah, the incredible joy of rain this morning!
Apr 2
March 2025
A Boy Named Lakhan: Part Three
Four mornings a week, my alarm sounds at 5:30.
Mar 5
February 2025
A Boy Named Lakhan: Part Two
"One morning in the second week, I had suddenly become aware of a smaller boy in the group of children in the five-to-six age range.
Feb 5
January 2025
A Boy Named Lakhan: Part One
This is a story of self-discovery and determination.
Jan 6
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