Archive - seventysomething

October 2024

I detect foul odors in the air, the smell of fear, as we enter the last anxious week before the election.

Oct 30 •

A Many Voices Guest Post by Peggy Braun

Oct 27 •

The Impulse to Pray

In a text exchange with an old friend, I told her that I would pray for her.

Oct 23 •

Imaginary Travel

I wanted to go to Samarkand with its blue tile, its scent of rose water and camel dung.

Oct 16 •

Extreme Reality New Year

I sat in synagogue on Rosh Hashanah with my exemplary son and my younger grandson, Asher, who lifted the spirits of the congregation by blowing the…

Oct 9 •

Sleep Like a Baby

In my recent sojourn in the Berkshires, I saw a ten month old baby fall asleep face down on the carpet with her head half under the couch.

Oct 2 •

September 2024

How Art Heals: Remembering Wholeness

Part 3 of a Many Voices Conversation with Rosemary Starace

Sep 28 •

Forgetting and Letting Go

I keep wondering about giving aging a voice, not a whine but a voice in the literary sense.

Sep 18 •

I'm the Grandma Now

It is a bruised nectarine, but it’s sweet so I eat around the dark, wet parts like a woman in good shoes stepping over puddles.

Sep 11 •

Paying it Forward

I continue to think about children and how they navigate adult reality.

Sep 4 •

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