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We have come far south. Beyond here, the oldest women shelling limas into black shawls. Portillo scratching his name on the walls, the slend...

Do you pray before after or during, Dad? Where does God find you, and where are your hands? Looking for intimacy, I found the sex shops want...

You know how some people just feel like home? They feel good, right? Like velvety body pillows (on sale now for $20 at Target - FYI) or we...

First day of class today, and it went GREAT. Great great, as in, felt great . I love my teacher self. I love feeling myself grow to fill ...

"And I always thought that the simplest words Must be enough. That when I say how things are Everyone's heart must be torn to shred...

fr. The Passion by Jeanette Winterson “She had made him possible. In that sense she was his god. Like God, she was neglected.”

fr. Face of an Angel – Denise Chavez (Novel written by NM author about a waitress at El Farol in Agua Oscura, NM) “You are grace and beauty...

Lately at yoga I have been visualizing my heart – not the organ of love – but the slick soft feel of it beating in my hand squishable firm c...

Work keeps getting in the way of life, so I think to myself: am I trying to get fired? I'm still wrapping things up from poetry week. I...

A powerful day yesterday. The National Poetry Slam is finally here after weeks of preparation on my part and two-and-a-half YEARS for the r...

For anyone out there following the saga that is my sister situation, I received the shock of my 30 years when I got a call from my oldest si...

The most money I ever spent at one time in my life was to purchase a piece of art that I fell in love with at Santa Fe market. Ron Mier was...

Remember how fun the twenties were? I was buried in books and as busy as I seem to be now, but ... I did have a good time. This was my twent...

My niece turned 6! She had not one but TWO parties. This was preparation for her Pirate Party for all 25 kids from her kindergarten class. T...

Tapioca blanding next to mousse, cabbage goodness wilting in panting breaths, I’m terrible in bite-size pieces – artichoke leaves and no hea...

Virgo's NEVER get good horoscopes. We're the "straight" man to every other sign in the zodiac. This month's horoscope ...

What's so bad about thinking? I call it being conscious. A friend just lost a friend, and one of the reasons given was that her friends...

Space aliens have taken over my family. No really. Met up with my sisters and brother-in-law because my favorite great-aunt's son, Norm...

For you lovers of good writing, these are the 10 winners of this year's Bulwer-Lytton Contest ~ AKA Dark and Stormy Night Contest ~ (ru...