![]() What Rain Makes: Turning Regret into Harvest (originally posted - August 1, 2013) Linda writes of coyotes and preparing for winter. "As the gates of death and winter open, so too do the gates open to renewed life." Linda writes of the contradictions of the fall season, of the devastating blizzard of October 4th, and of the recovery that followed.Ĭoyotes and the Autumnal Equinox (originally posted - September 21, 2013) Samhain: Festival of Contradictions (originally posted - October 31, 2013) Witnessing the aftermath of a highway accident, Linda reacts as a writer and ponders how the winter holiday "symbolizes an annual battle between the forces of darkness and the powers of light." Winter Solstice: Did the Dark Win Today? (originally posted - December 21, 2013) ![]() Linda offers some deep winter suggestions to raise your spirits, improve your health, and keep your writing on track. Includes a draft poem entitled "Cataracts" along with Linda's notes on the writing process.Ĭelebrate Writing At the Spring Equinox: By Not Writing (originally posted - March 20, 2014)Ī poem entitled "Untitled" teaches Linda to slow down, fill her senses, and look for poetry in an ordinary day.īrigid's Day: Celebrating the Precarious Season Midway Between Winter and Spring (originally posted - February 2, 2014) In honor of Beltane, Linda makes symbolic love to spring in a writing exercise using her five senses, writing down the results, and then creating a poem from the collection of material she observed and sensed. On May Eve, Practice Safe S-S-Scrivening! (originally posted - April 30, 2014) Linda juxtaposes current news stories- good and bad- with descriptions of historical Summer Solstice celebrations and snippets of ranch life, creating a poetic essay of contrasts. Instead of making your autumn poem a lament, however, read Linda's suggestions for celebrating the richness and beauty of this End-of-Summer season.įire and Ice and Prairie Flamingoes (originally posted - June 21, 2014) Regret and farewell, harvest and preservation: these are the four key words of Autumn. Old Business, New Business, Harvest Business (originally posted - September 22, 2014)įinishing the old business of summer is an essential part of preparing for winter.Ĭelebrate Autumn with Lughnasad (originally posted - August 1, 2014) Linda relates some natural history of this large owl, and offers a few writing suggestions. ![]() The owl’s hunting cry signals the end of life and its new beginning just as Samhain signals the last warm wisps of autumn as we head into winter. The Samhain Trumpet: The Great Horned Owl Announces Summer’s End (originally posted - October 31, 2014) Includes Linda's poem “Hymn for the Winter Solstice.” Linda ponders the different ways many cultures have celebrated the Winter Solstice through the centuries. All have photos, some have recipes, a few have poems.Ĭhristmas and Xmas, Solstice and Pagans (originally posted - December 21, 2014) Many of these essays have writing advice.
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