River Muse
The wild life

It started with a mess of stringy desiccated weeds hanging above the doorframe and meandering down to the threshold. I cleaned it up and within hours it was back. It didn’t take long to realize …

‘And the greatest of those is love’

I love her red-gold hair. I love her coy smile, reminding me of my Great-Aunt Biz. I love her wild abandon as she plays with a dog three times her size. I love the caution she shows …

The Rising of the Hellebores

It’s hard to be a pagan in this culture, where holidays like Easter lift our spirits and the economy at once. Jewish friends have their religious traditions, respected by most Christians. Even …