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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 2, 20111 min read
Weather Guilt & The Weather To Come: Everyday Magic, Day 380
I'm in a dorm room in Vermont with the windows open. It's 62 degrees. Fellow Kansans as well as inhabitants of Death Valley (although...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 19, 20112 min read
"Satan Called: He Wants His Weather Back": Everyday Magic, Day 370
Dinner If only. I would be more than happy to pack up this searing heat and send it below and beyond, but I’m afraid that the devil is...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 16, 20112 min read
The Moment It Happened: A Poem For Keeping SRS Open In Lawrence: Everyday Magic, Day 368
Later she would say it was a miracle. Afterward he would tell friends it happened just in time. Someone answered the phone. Someone took...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 11, 20113 min read
When A Government Turns Against Its Own People: Everyday Magic, Day 365
There’s been a lot to be upset about in Kansas since the election of our new governor, much that affects people I love and me, but...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jul 9, 20112 min read
"These Are the Best Days of Our Lives": Everyday Magic, Day 362
Kelley's new album, which features this song (and we co-wrote 8 of the 12 songs). Click here to buy the album. Last night, right in the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 28, 20113 min read
Ad Astra per Aspera and the Kansas Arts: Everyday Magic, Day 334
Ad Astra per Aspera: That’s the Kansas state motto, “to the stars, through difficulty.” It’s also the motto for any artist, writer,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
May 11, 20112 min read
What Is Wrong With This Picture, and Will the Real Kansans Please Stand Up?: Everyday Magic, Day 296
Today I felt like I was punched in the stomach when I read the news: the governor put on administrative leave the five employees of the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 3, 20111 min read
City Girl, Country Boy & a Whole Lot Of Snow: Everyday Magic, Day 199
Give a dog a bone, but give a man a snow shovel (or if he’s over 80, a snow blower) because when it snows, come hell or high water...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 28, 20111 min read
Celebrating Kansas Day: Everyday Magic, Day 193
Sitting the bright sunlight on an unusually warm (thank you!) Kansas day, I was struck by the blue of the sky, the faces in the crowd,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 27, 20111 min read
Night Fields of Snow: Everyday Magic, Day 192
I especially love that sense of being surrounded by the changing dazzle of what comes when we’re not always looking, like now as I write...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jan 7, 20111 min read
Silver Light: Everyday Magic, Day 173
This afternoon, the light turned silver as a cold front powered its way through our unusually warm and golden days. The light lifted...
