Today I managed to post “Autumnal Equinox” which I wrote last September. It was still a draft when I returned to post today. I maintain this website myself, which explains the long pauses between posts. I have read that a successful blog publishes information that the reader needs to know: political polls, or recipes come to mind. The point of this blog is to answer the question I routinely receive, “What have you been writing lately?” or worse “What have you written"?” What people really mean is “What have you published lately?” I try to provide links in this blog to those pieces that are online.

I am tentatively emerging from a pandemic mindset. Yesterday, I attended my first indoor yoga class without a mask since early 2020. Given my age, maybe I should have worn a mask. It is so hard to know. A couple of weeks ago, when we were in the middle of torrential rains, I felt trapped inside. Now that the sun is shining and I have learned that this is my year in the lunar calendar, the year of the Rabbit, I am looking forward to a calm and creative year. And more outdoor yoga, where I don’t have to worry.

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