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The Everyday Magic Blog

I'm so happy to share my blog, started in 2008 as part of my writing practice and as way to connect directly with you! Please peruse the blog, and sign up to get the latest posts. You can also get my beautifully-produced and illustrated collection of many blog posts, Everyday Magic: Fieldnotes on the Mundane and the Miraculous through Meadowlark Press here. Thanks for being part of my everyday magic.

"What It Takes": 63rd Anniversary of Brown Vs. Board of Education: Everyday Magic, Day 899

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 22, 20172 min read

"What It Takes": 63rd Anniversary of Brown Vs. Board of Education: Everyday Magic, Day 899

What It Takes It takes years of waiting on polished wooden benches outside trembling courtrooms. Thousands of meetings in church...

We're All Such Delicate Creatures, But At Least We're In Good Company: Everyday Magic, Day 895

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 29, 20173 min read

We're All Such Delicate Creatures, But At Least We're In Good Company: Everyday Magic, Day 895

Everyone I know has something hard to live or live with: the everyday heartbreak of going on when a greatly beloved is dead or gone, a...

Save the Humanities!: Everyday Magic, Day 894

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 24, 20173 min read

Save the Humanities!: Everyday Magic, Day 894

Photo by Stephen Locke, used with permission The kids were already in the front seats when I arrived at the Coffey County Library branch...

When Things Fall Apart (Or Seem To): Everyday Magic, Day 890

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 3, 20172 min read

When Things Fall Apart (Or Seem To): Everyday Magic, Day 890

Since the inauguration our family has been living out a microcosm of the macrocosm. While the details aren’t mine to tell, let’s just say...

A New Year to Be Kind: Everyday Magic, Day 885

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 1, 20173 min read

A New Year to Be Kind: Everyday Magic, Day 885

I know the Dalai Lama says his religion is kindness, but it took a while for this truth to catch up with me. As I get older, it overtakes...

Remembering Aaron: Everyday Magic, Day 884

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 29, 20161 min read

Remembering Aaron: Everyday Magic, Day 884

One of Our Own He’s one of our own: a golden-limbed boy, one hand on his hip, the other holding an ornate box turtle, his open face...

Sustain the Beloved Community, and Reject the New Normal: Everyday Magic, Day 879

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 18, 20164 min read

Sustain the Beloved Community, and Reject the New Normal: Everyday Magic, Day 879

Like many people I know, I’m caught in a panoramic response to the presidential election. One moment, I’m crying, another I’m agonizing...

Voting for All the Girls, Women, and Beyond-Gender-People We Love, Know, Were or Are

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 5, 20164 min read

Voting for All the Girls, Women, and Beyond-Gender-People We Love, Know, Were or Are

When I walk into the voting booth Tuesday and pencil in the bubble for Clinton/Kaine, I have no doubt I’ll be crying in hope for who I’m...

Bringing Charles Home: Everyday Magic, Day 863

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 19, 20163 min read

Bringing Charles Home: Everyday Magic, Day 863

It was one of those Kansas days when any moment of daylight would be heavy with heat and humidity although a 9 a.m. burial was more like...

Charles Is A Force of Nature: Everyday Magic, Day 862

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 15, 20163 min read

Charles Is A Force of Nature: Everyday Magic, Day 862

Charles was one of the first Lawrencians I ever met, in about 1981 when I was a member of the Kansas City Sufi community, where Charles...

Saved (Again) By Music: Everyday Music, Day 860

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 6, 20164 min read

Saved (Again) By Music: Everyday Music, Day 860

Celebrating Claudia’s birthday at the concert with Michel Loomis Listening to the astonishingly spirited Claudia Schmidt perform a house...

The Light, the Dark, and a Road Trip to Western Kansas: Everyday Magic, Day 890

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 4, 20162 min read

The Light, the Dark, and a Road Trip to Western Kansas: Everyday Magic, Day 890

I first presented the book to the marvelous Pioneer Memorial Library, which brought together close to 80 people in the basement for lunch...

People Can Surprise You: Everyday Magic, Day 889

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 29, 20162 min read

People Can Surprise You: Everyday Magic, Day 889

Last night I dreamed I was a stand-up comic doing my first gig. There was mic trouble, and as I tried to riff off a list of topics I had...

In Praise of Phil Ochs: Everyday Magic, Day 887

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 7, 20163 min read

In Praise of Phil Ochs: Everyday Magic, Day 887

West Side Folk’s “A Night of Phil Ochs,” in which singer, actor and shining soul Zachary Stevenson completed embodied Ochs in voice,...

Four Funerals and a Wedding: Everyday Magic, Day 885

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 24, 20163 min read

Four Funerals and a Wedding: Everyday Magic, Day 885

I used to have more of a "Four weddings and a funeral" life, but get old enough, and things start to shift. In the last month, I've...

Generations: Everyday Magic, Day 884

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 19, 20162 min read

Generations: Everyday Magic, Day 884

Columbia was where we met in college, or more to the point, because of what we did in our many non-college hours: potlucks with too much...

A Wonder Made of Time and Staying Put: Everyday Magic, Day 883

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 13, 20163 min read

A Wonder Made of Time and Staying Put: Everyday Magic, Day 883

A few days later, while wandering through the Merc to get a crapload of delicacies for friends facing serious medical woo-hah, I ran into...

A Year of Reunions: Everyday Magic, Day 882

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 31, 20154 min read

A Year of Reunions: Everyday Magic, Day 882

In the arms and lap of Suzanne, one of my oldest friends Stay around long enough, and you’ll meet yourself and everyone else you love...

Counting Stars, Time, and Remembering Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 880

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 14, 20153 min read

Counting Stars, Time, and Remembering Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 880

All day, I had been thinking about a year ago when our dear friend Jerry died after either a short or long illness, depending on how you...

Birthday Wars: Everyday Magic, Day 879

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 5, 20152 min read

Birthday Wars: Everyday Magic, Day 879

I was born sharing my birthday because I popped into this world on my dad’s birthday. Add to that the occasional swirl or Hanukkah spread...

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