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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 a Renga Can Do: Everyday Magic, Day 672

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 27, 20132 min read

What a Renga Can Do: Everyday Magic, Day 672

Hearing people read their sections aloud, I noticed all kinds of nuances and gestures in the language that I had missed when reading the...

The Mystery of Lost Things Returning (or Not): Everyday Magic, Day 669

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 10, 20132 min read

The Mystery of Lost Things Returning (or Not): Everyday Magic, Day 669

During the holiday influx of people, chocolate, more people, extra caffeine, lots of aspirin, occasional gifts and the...

The Quiet In Between: Everday Magic, Day 667

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 4, 20131 min read

The Quiet In Between: Everday Magic, Day 667

Although it’s mid-morning, it could be the middle of the night here. The dogs sleep (thankfully for Shay, who spent hours pacing...

In Praise of a 27-Year-Old Food Processor: Everyday Magic, Day 663

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 29, 20121 min read

In Praise of a 27-Year-Old Food Processor: Everyday Magic, Day 663

We received the food processor as a mega gift from five friends, who chipped in to buy it for us as a wedding gift. Back in 1985, such...

Killing Time at the Airport: Everyday Magic, Day 653

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 1, 20121 min read

Killing Time at the Airport: Everyday Magic, Day 653

Usually, when I click on the link to add a new post, I have that post pretty much outlined in my mind. Not today though as I wait at...

I Get All My News From Facebook Too: Everyday Magic, Day 652

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 27, 20122 min read

I Get All My News From Facebook Too: Everyday Magic, Day 652

O The wonderful, local writer Jennifer Lawler shares her 14th installment of “How a Book is Born” The ghost of Christmas Future Perfect...

Life as a Gift, Not a Right: Happy Thanksgiving: Everyday Magic, Day 650

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 22, 20122 min read

Life as a Gift, Not a Right: Happy Thanksgiving: Everyday Magic, Day 650

This scene takes place in The Exotic Marigold Hotel, a movie I saw multiple times to escape the heat of Kansas this summer. As the...

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 —...

Here’s to All Those Voting for the First Time: Everyday Magic, Day 644

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 6, 20122 min read

Here’s to All Those Voting for the First Time: Everyday Magic, Day 644

Growing up I was taught that if there is injustice in the world that it was my duty as a Jew to do whatever I could to make it right. I...

Kansas Poet Laureate Program Finds New Home at Kansas Humanities Council: Everyday Magic, Day 640

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 23, 20121 min read

Kansas Poet Laureate Program Finds New Home at Kansas Humanities Council: Everyday Magic, Day 640

I am thrilled to share great news: the Kansas Poet Laureate program has a new home: the Kansas Humanities Council. This is a perfect home...

My Dog Ate My Name & Other Adventures of Book Tour Life: Everyday Magic, Day 623

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Sep 7, 20121 min read

My Dog Ate My Name & Other Adventures of Book Tour Life: Everyday Magic, Day 623

Some of us see our names in lights. For me, it's chalk, and even more miraculously, cookies. When I arrived at Blue Planet Cafe in Topeka...

Turning Point, the Writers Place, the Lied Center and Some Great Barbeque: Everyday Magic, Day 618

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 27, 20122 min read

Turning Point, the Writers Place, the Lied Center and Some Great Barbeque: Everyday Magic, Day 618

Play it forward -- in our words sung, written and spoken -- swayed through my Sunday for people I work with as well as me, myself and I....

Rain: Everyday Magic, Day 617

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 25, 20121 min read

Rain: Everyday Magic, Day 617

I’m sitting on the porch listening to KKFI’s women’s blues show in the rain. Nothing unusual except the word and reality of rain. I can’t...

The Miracle of Here to There: Everyday Magic, Day 608

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 10, 20122 min read

The Miracle of Here to There: Everyday Magic, Day 608

In between were hours, crowds, hot flashes, moving sidewalks, and rushes toward food courts that seemed too rushed only to rush two other...

Through the Looking Glass of Goddard: Everyday Magic, Day 607

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 4, 20121 min read

Through the Looking Glass of Goddard: Everyday Magic, Day 607

The air is warm and damp (mid-80s and humid) as opposed to dry and hot (like the 109 predicted for Kansas today). The rain comes often....

Some Thoughts on Aging (and a Shout-Out to My Little Sister on Her 40th Birthday): Everyday Magic, D

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 24, 20122 min read

Some Thoughts on Aging (and a Shout-Out to My Little Sister on Her 40th Birthday): Everyday Magic, D

Being well past 40, and actually immersing myself big-time in the 50s now, what I’ve realized is how much better life gets (or can get)...

So I’m Still Poet Laureate of Kansas: Occupying Poetry: Everyday Magic, Day 601

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 19, 20122 min read

So I’m Still Poet Laureate of Kansas: Occupying Poetry: Everyday Magic, Day 601

I’m proud to be Kansas’ third poet laureate, following in the good work and writing of Denise Low and Jonathan Holden. Although I’m...

Finally Married My Book and Now On Honeymoon, or Thank-You, Lawrence, for the Best Book Launch of My

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 15, 20122 min read

Finally Married My Book and Now On Honeymoon, or Thank-You, Lawrence, for the Best Book Launch of My

I know it’s ludicrous to experience a book launch as a marriage, but I couldn’t help the strange overflow from my subconscious, and...

I (Really) Like Rocks: Everyday Magic, Day 596

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 9, 20122 min read

I (Really) Like Rocks: Everyday Magic, Day 596

Miyako the cat checks out the stash of rocks I brought home Why do I love rocks so much? I’m not sure, but they’ve always been the apple...

What the Heat is Driving Us To: Everyday Magic, Day 593

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jun 28, 20121 min read

What the Heat is Driving Us To: Everyday Magic, Day 593

Today’s high: 107. Strange things happen when the temperature lingers here, such as these moments. At Target, where we went to get our...

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