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Love, light, and Wallace Stevens
Yesterday was the solstice, the shortest day of the year; Heather’s father died last Sunday; and we’ve received various other pieces of bad news over the last few weeks. It would be easy, under the circumstances, to give way to … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, darkness, gift, light, love, Madroño Ranch, Wallace Stevens, Williams College, winter solstice
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Angels in the dark
Jesus said to them… “But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be … Continue reading
The rising light
Although it’s sometimes hard to tell, we’re in the season of rising light. Some of us have a confused relationship with this time of year. The prevailing story, at least in Western culture, has a particular purchase on anyone who’s … Continue reading
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Tagged dreaming, light, Marilynne Robinson, Robert Alter, tohu-bohu, weather
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