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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.

The Blessing of Sig: Everyday Magic, Day 791

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 19, 20142 min read

The Blessing of Sig: Everyday Magic, Day 791

Sig, who also officiated over our son’s bris, wrote this welcome to our daughter a few days after her birth in April of 1992: The birth...

Why You Should Support the Best Work Of One of the Best Musicians: Everyday Magic, Day 788

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 23, 20142 min read

Why You Should Support the Best Work Of One of the Best Musicians: Everyday Magic, Day 788

Kelley and some of the musicians she recorded with in Nashville Yesterday I listened to one of the most beautiful albums in my life:...

On the Other Side of Surgery: Everyday Magic, Day 760

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 17, 20143 min read

On the Other Side of Surgery: Everyday Magic, Day 760

Sunset with a tunnel of red light the first night home Time is a strange substance that envelopes us. A day ago, a week ago, a year...

When I Was Growing Up: Everyday Magic, Day 717

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 17, 20132 min read

When I Was Growing Up: Everyday Magic, Day 717

When I was growing up, a high school teacher would stretch forth one arm, drop his wrist dramatically, swish, and imitate Charles Nelson...

The Invisibility of Privilege: Everyday Magic, Day 716

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 16, 20133 min read

The Invisibility of Privilege: Everyday Magic, Day 716

As I read about the Trayvon Martin murder and subsequent trial, I can’t stop thinking about the obvious: the invisibility of privilege,...

“The Gift Must Move” and the Changing of Kansas Poets Laureate: Everyday Magic, Day 705

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 23, 20132 min read

“The Gift Must Move” and the Changing of Kansas Poets Laureate: Everyday Magic, Day 705

This moment is especially sweet for me. My term, which has been easing to a close with the announcement of Wyatt’s appointment at the end...

After 19 Years Our Family Graduates From the Lawrence School System: Everyday Magic, Day 704

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 21, 20132 min read

After 19 Years Our Family Graduates From the Lawrence School System: Everyday Magic, Day 704

For us, it started with Daniel at New York School in a kindergarten class in which all the kids did Army boot camp style call and...

When the Time Comes: A Poem for Thad Holcombe: Everyday Magic, Day 701

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 5, 20131 min read

When the Time Comes: A Poem for Thad Holcombe: Everyday Magic, Day 701

When the Time Comes To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones...

Playing It Forward: Everyday Magic, Day 682

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 11, 20131 min read

Playing It Forward: Everyday Magic, Day 682

We met the 29 wondrous souls who signed up in October for the first all-day session, saw them again for another day As for the...

Missing Hadassah: Everyday Magic, Day 681

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 28, 20134 min read

Missing Hadassah: Everyday Magic, Day 681

Two weeks ago, I got the call from Hadassah’s son: she only had a few hours left, and since she gave me her funeral wishes, could I send...

Last Morning of the Year: Everyday Magic, Day 665

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 31, 20122 min read

Last Morning of the Year: Everyday Magic, Day 665

It’s the last morning of 2012, a year that doesn’t translate for me easily into a phrase or two. It was hotter than hell. The drought did...

The Morning After the Party: Everyday Magic, Day 664

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 30, 20122 min read

The Morning After the Party: Everyday Magic, Day 664

Mariah, worn out by sleeping through the parties The morning after the party has always been a time of curious calm and delight for me in...

The Evening After the End of Days: Everyday Magic, Day 661

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 21, 20122 min read

The Evening After the End of Days: Everyday Magic, Day 661

Natalie and I celebrate the end of the world with matching pajamas that kind of match our kitty too Although I know the Mayans didn’t...

Needle in the Bone Book Launch: Everyday Magic, Day 660

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 16, 20123 min read

Needle in the Bone Book Launch: Everyday Magic, Day 660

All day leading up to the event was a combination of all-okay and all-not-okay because, as Jarek said during the launch, “This is also...

In 20 Years, We’ll Remember This Dinner As So Wonderful & Other Truths: Everyday Magic, D

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 23, 20122 min read

In 20 Years, We’ll Remember This Dinner As So Wonderful & Other Truths: Everyday Magic, D

It was the spur of the moment. It was bound to happen. It was unexpected too, involving the Bizarre Bazaar, a sudden cold front and a lot...

Goodbye, Milton’s! I Loved You at First Bite: Everyday Magic, Day 647

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 15, 20123 min read

Goodbye, Milton’s! I Loved You at First Bite: Everyday Magic, Day 647

Goodbye, dear French toast! I remember the first day I shlepped my computer to Milton’s Restaurant. Like many of the Java Dive regulars —...

A Letter to Republicans From An Obama Supporter: Everyday Magic, Day 645

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 7, 20124 min read

A Letter to Republicans From An Obama Supporter: Everyday Magic, Day 645

Dear Republican friends and readers, Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I promise that I’m not writing to gloat, but to...

A Jersey Girl Thinks About the Shore: Everyday Magic, Day 643

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 1, 20122 min read

A Jersey Girl Thinks About the Shore: Everyday Magic, Day 643

Long Beach Island When you grow up where I did, when the temperature or boredom rises, you head to the shore, 20-40 minutes away...

Back to the Source in New Jersey: Everyday Magic, Day 639

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 23, 20122 min read

Back to the Source in New Jersey: Everyday Magic, Day 639

Reunited after 30 years with Phil Brater, my mentor and dear friend who modeled for me what true witnessing, support and daring to love...

Almost Twilight, Almost Cold Front, Almost Debate Time: Everyday Magic, Day 630

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 3, 20122 min read

Almost Twilight, Almost Cold Front, Almost Debate Time: Everyday Magic, Day 630

I’ve been working on the porch all afternoon, the impossibly blue sky highlighting the wind-blown lit green of the leaves. The wind has...

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