Author Archives: John

Window Gazing

Posted on April 11, 2013 by John

The window of our home office provides me with a view of several squirrels and bluejays who frolic and work in the big live oak in the yard. At times I just stop tapping away on my laptop computer and … Continue reading →

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Dog Days

Posted on November 19, 2012 by John

I did not want a dog. “You have to walk them every day, sometimes twice a day,” I complained to Valerie. “That’s a good reason to have a dog,” she said. “Exercise. You are forced to get some exercise every … Continue reading →

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Roy G Biv

Posted on August 7, 2012 by John

Roy G Biv was shocked to learn that he is a tetrachromat. He could see only the green and red in the rainbow that arched its way over the woods near his cottage. What to do? If this information got … Continue reading →

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Poetic Medicine

Posted on July 12, 2012 by John

One thought I came away with after conducting a poetry workshop with a Rio Linda summer school class today was, why are these students in summer school? My daughter, Kara, who teaches these kids, invited me to facilitate a day-long … Continue reading →

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Gathering at the Inn

Posted on June 26, 2012 by John

I turned 75 today. What better time to  sit down to write my first blog for Visionary Space for Grace, marking my joining three powerful, elegant and eloquent women at what we refer to as The Inn. My role? Perhaps … Continue reading →

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