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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 20, 20182 min read
Lightening Up for the Solstice: Everyday Magic, Day 959
Tomorrow the world turns over: our shortening days stop in their tracks, and the light begins lengthening those days for months to come....
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 23, 20112 min read
The Longest Night of the Year: Everyday Magic, Day 463
On the longest night of the year, I strung beads, mostly choosing ones that caught the light, to create a big bunch of light-catchers for...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 21, 20101 min read
Orange Moon & The Skymen: Everyday Magic, Day 155
Sometime between 1 and 2 a.m., Ken woke me up and cajoled me out of bed to the back deck, where I stood in my nightgown and bare feet...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 20, 20101 min read
Winter Solstice: 4:22 p.m.
The blunt air morning-stark, a glass light that levels everything, makes me forget my intention for this or that, the insistent hands...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 15, 20101 min read
Nobody Awake But Us Chickens: Everyday Magic, Between Days 149-150
Just past midnight, and here I am at my desk in my new office, soon to swoosh into Natalie’s room again when she arrives home for winter...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Dec 9, 20101 min read
Hanukkah Ends, Solstice Approaches: Everyday Magic, Day 144
Last night as I watched the Hanukkah candles burn, I thought about how quickly the shortest day of the year is coming toward us, like a...
