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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 20, 20244 min read
The Unbearable Vulnerability of Now: Everyday Magic, Day 1,112
Just about everyone I know is carrying a backpack full of anxiety, dread, despair, or anger, sometimes weighing into terror or rage. We...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Riding With Pack Rats and Waking With Weasels of Political Anxiety: Everyday Magic, Day 1,015
There it was -- a very large pack rat Ken was ready to fling with a pair of long tongs into the deep woods, far from where we could smell...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 14, 20244 min read
The Land is Still the Land: Everyday Magic, Day 1,103
Last week, we signed a pile of papers -- the last of three closings to save the land where we live. The first closing -- Dec. 15, 2020 --...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 15, 20245 min read
We Just Saved the Land That Saves Us: Everyday Magic, Day 1,101
A few days ago, after 39 years of trying to save the land that we love and where we live, Ken and I spent five minutes signing papers to pro
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 27, 20232 min read
A New Understanding of Memorial Day: Everyday Magic, Day 1081
This year on Memorial Day, my 33-year-old son asked all of our family local to meet at the cemetery to decorate the graves, speak to our...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 31, 20223 min read
Tuning In To Realer News: Everyday Magic, Day 1069
I’ve stopped tuning into most of what we call news until after the midterms. It isn’t because I don’t care, quite the contrary, but...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 27, 20223 min read
Boobs and Bravery on the Move: Everyday Magic, Day 1061
It’s been a week of boobs and bravery on the move (and I don’t mean the supreme court, which I have other names for rather than slang for...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 16, 20222 min read
Force of Nature Day (Which is Actually Everyday): Everyday Magic, Day 1058
Yesterday began with running outside in our pajamas to cut irises as fast as possible while 70 mph winds and a giant thunderstorm...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 29, 20213 min read
Let’s Talk About Simone Biles: Everyday Magic, Day 1043
Let’s talk Simone Biles But first, let’s talk about two gymnasts we don’t know the names of: Elena Mukhina and Julissa Gomez. Elena...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 26, 20213 min read
A Medal for Bravery Finally Delivered After 77 Years: Everyday Magic, Day 1042
Saturday I got to watch historic justice: Jarek Piekalkiewicz finally being presented with the Cross of the Brave, known as Krzyz...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 18, 20214 min read
The Inner and Outer Wildness That Brings Us Home: Everyday Magic, Day 1041
Here’s a post about my new podcast, “Tell Me Your Truest Story.” Please listen to the podcast here. For me, it’s always been the trees...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 8, 20212 min read
For the Love of the Song & the Singer: Remembering Martin Swinger: Everyday Magic, Day 1040
Martin Swinger, a virtuoso singer and songwriter, died suddenly in early July, leaving behind his husband (and partner of 35 years) Brian...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Nov 6, 20201 min read
A Moment of Respite: Everyday Magic, Day 1020
Shay and I sit on the porch, exhaling. It has been a week, a year, and a close-to-four year thing. There’s still so much wrong with our...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 9, 20203 min read
Why I Won’t Watch the Debates: Everyday Magic, Day 1018
Gaslighting. What a useful word that, when I first heard it, snapped a whole lot of abuse and shaming I suffered into a new and true...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 26, 20204 min read
Who is That Masked Poet?: Everyday Magic, Day 1010
I never felt like much of a vigilante before, but lately, I can’t help myself. After shopping at our very safe food co-op where everyone...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Breathe In Peace, Breathe Out Love: Everyday Magic, Day 1008
I thought a global pandemic was enough: enough pain, suffering, fear, restriction, uncertainty, and dread. Turns out I was wrong. We now...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 21, 20204 min read
Teaching With Big Sonia: Everyday Magic, Day 957
The tagline for the film Big Sonia is “Holocaust survivor. Grandma. Diva.” True that, but she’s also quite the Holocaust scholar, fluent...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 28, 20193 min read
The World is On Fire: Everyday Magic, Day 983
For the last three weeks, the Amazon burns, and just today, according to The New York Times, more than 500 Brazilian government employees...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 29, 20183 min read
Look for the Miriams: Everyday Magic, Day 956
A few hours after the Tree of Life shooting, we clung to each other — singing, praying, crying — at the Beth Israel Center in Madison,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Oct 22, 20182 min read
Holding Tight To Bliss Road in a Time of Climate Change: Everyday Magic, Day 955
The big picture mind-blowing expanses are all around, from a distance golden variegated hazes that upon closer range become crazy quilts...
