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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.

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...

Deathwatch 2016: Everyday Magic, Day 857

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 22, 20162 min read

Deathwatch 2016: Everyday Magic, Day 857

It’s past midnight, and I’m sitting in my dark bedroom lit by this computer screen and the moon-brightened clouds moving across the dark...

Blossom Tour ’16: Everyday Magic 893

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 31, 20161 min read

Blossom Tour ’16: Everyday Magic 893

So one must stop for 20 minutes here or an hour there to walk, look, take photos on one’s iphone, never being able to get enough of...

The Wild Weather of Dying: Everyday Magic, Day 892

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 23, 20162 min read

The Wild Weather of Dying: Everyday Magic, Day 892

For the last 11 days, my family’s life has been wrapped around the last phase of my mother-in-law’s life, first in the hospital, and...

Pet World and the Real Magic of Animals: Everyday Magic, Day 886

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 27, 20162 min read

Pet World and the Real Magic of Animals: Everyday Magic, Day 886

This was the Pet World re-opening eight months after a devastating fire killed many a reptile, all the fish, a kitten, and many other...

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 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...

30th Anniversary for the Royals and for Us: Everyday Magic, Day 871

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 5, 20153 min read

30th Anniversary for the Royals and for Us: Everyday Magic, Day 871

Of course, there’s huge differences. Marriage is not about winners and losers, unless that marriage is not really all about marriage....

Why Would Anyone Leave Lawrence, Kansas?: Everyday Magic, Day 869

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 12, 20153 min read

Why Would Anyone Leave Lawrence, Kansas?: Everyday Magic, Day 869

Last night I dreamed that we had just moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where our oldest son now lives, because Ken got a kick-ass job...

Travels with Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 862

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 3, 20152 min read

Travels with Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 862

Ready for another trip with Jerry’s suitcase Since my sweet and dear friend Jerry died 12/13/14, I’ve been traveling with just a bit of...

Ken Irby, Rest (Travel, Drink, Read and Write) in Peace: Everyday Magic, Day 861

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 30, 20154 min read

Ken Irby, Rest (Travel, Drink, Read and Write) in Peace: Everyday Magic, Day 861

Last night I got to join some of Ken’s closest friends, some of whom have been devoting themselves to his health and comfort over many...

Why I’m a Crazy Bitch Sometimes: Everyday Magic, Day 857

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 14, 20153 min read

Why I’m a Crazy Bitch Sometimes: Everyday Magic, Day 857

I think of myself as a peaceful person occasionally booted off the stage of my life by a crazy bitch who takes everything too personally...

Catching Mr. and Mrs. Rattlesnake Right Now: Everyday Magic, Day 856

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 2, 20152 min read

Catching Mr. and Mrs. Rattlesnake Right Now: Everyday Magic, Day 856

“I think it’s probably somewhat near that hole,” Ken says. “So let’s not grab near that hole,” Daniel says as Hank leans toward it....

Five Wonders at the End of June: Everyday Magic, Day 855

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 29, 20152 min read

Five Wonders at the End of June: Everyday Magic, Day 855

Mothra! Little wonders abound, and in the last week, here are five I experienced: 1. Mothra! On Sunday we found this guy just off the...

Pre-Emptive Empty Nesting: Everyday Magic, Day 854

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 25, 20152 min read

Pre-Emptive Empty Nesting: Everyday Magic, Day 854

When Natalie moved out, my inner administrative assistant rejoiced to have a place of her own to work, plan and ponder. It seemed that...

Jerry on the Prairie!: Everyday Magic, Day 850

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 25, 20153 min read

Jerry on the Prairie!: Everyday Magic, Day 850

Along with what people say or do, we invite everyone to bring water from their travels to pour into the center, and this time, we had the...

Thank You, Wyatt, and Hello, Eric!: Everyday Magic, Day 849

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 22, 20152 min read

Thank You, Wyatt, and Hello, Eric!: Everyday Magic, Day 849

The fabled four (out of five) past and present poets laureate: Denise Low, Eric McHenry, Wyatt Townley, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg (photo...

Poetry, Miracles, and the Path to the Beloved Community: Everyday Magic, Day 848

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 16, 20151 min read

Poetry, Miracles, and the Path to the Beloved Community: Everyday Magic, Day 848

With poet therapists and community beloveds Nick Mazza and Perie Longo Toward the end of April, I had the honor of giving a keynote...

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