"I buried the bone in my backyard, under the Japanese maple tree, as Puma told me to. I would have thought the offering should be left in the wilderness, in the high places, close to the mountain gods. But no, under this tree in our tiny yard, the dense weave of city life ... more
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Rebecca - - No responsesTrying on handwoven ponchos, Peru, July 2016 A year ago, I published this essay that centered around a bone I buried in my yard, on direction from my character, shall we say. It was an offering, old-school: -
Rebecca - - No responsesEnd of summer, San Diego, August 2015 There's a poem in my head and I don't know how to write it. Riding my bike home, I hear the bing-bing of two metal things hitting. I decide to not stop. The sound is rather pleasant. A man is installing a rain gutter in hopes of El Niño. A woman in white pants trims something in her garden, as I pass a large van with a bumper sticker on the back window that reads WITCH. Two old cars rot under a plexiglass carport. Across the ... more -
Rebecca - - No responsesAll photos August 2014 - Santa Fe, Taos, or in between Northern New Mexico reminds me of the importance of geography. Geography is everything. Geography cannot be fudged. Everyone says the light New Mexico is transcendent and they’re right. Because it is. And the sky does go on forever. And there's no way you could be untouched by the grandeur of the sky and the shifting moods of the clouds as they move along from horizon to horizon. Mikhail and I agreed that the unusual thing we noticed in Northern ... more -
Rebecca - - No responsesElan, Emry & my nephew Judah, 7, 3 & 4 years old, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, August 2014 The beach is my happy place. Being where the land meets the sea turns a good day great, lifts me up if I am feeling down or tired or head-spinny or harassed, and gives me perspective if I am lacking it. My nephew Bowie pulling Emry Usually these days, beach time is accompanied by a gaggle of boys. Bowie, littlest of the gaggle, 1 year old & seriously adorable Occasionally Mikhail and I sneak down alone for a ... more -
Rebecca - - No responsesHere it is, fall already. I wish I felt happier about that turn of events. I love the fall, but this year it has felt like it came upon me suddenly, and both my children have birthdays coming up, which means they're getting older, which means I feel all nostalgic and weepy, because I want them to stay little & adorable. And yet, I still hate it when they wake up too early in the morning and fuss at me. And of course I want them to grow up, healthy & strong. ... more
