by Renée Silvus
Once when I visited R and K in Carmel, they had tickets for us to hear a poet the next night—would that be OK? They were uncertain. I stammered out a response to make sure I got it. “We have tickets for David W-H-Y-T-E Whyte? For tomorrow? I have two books on my iPad...
by Renée Silvus
You may know that Ben Franklin aphorism, Fish and visitors smell in 3 days. Just like this decorative sign in a friend’s bathroom, Dear friends, we’re happy to see you arrive, and we’re happy to see you depart. More funny than weird, and I get it. Then The Odyssey...
by Renée Silvus
Dr. B was at a conference recently chatting with some faculty from other schools. It was late in the day and no one seemed ready to leave. No one was taking any initiative either to move the group along to drinks or dinner. Dr. B didn’t think this should be him...
by Renée Silvus
When you think of a windfall, perhaps it’s an unexpected bonus. A tree in the forest has it very differently. A mighty wind took out these mighty trees. They were stunningly tall, old, useful still, and beautiful. The wind also did one of its jobs, which is to clean...
by Renée Silvus
I was out in the woods rather desperate to walk and saw some of the spring trash. Since I was desperate I kept walking after feeling annoyed and judgmental, a little Well, I’m better than that. When it happened again I kept walking except I slowed down and thought,...
by Renée Silvus
Have you been to the moon with me this week, along with millions of other humans? Especially if you’re watching the real-time camera feeds, it feels like a collective, shared journey. Astronaut Christina Koch seemed to know this when the space capsule, Orion, circled...
