Last night, I watched eight philosphers riff on meaning in the film Examined Life playing at the Miami Beach Cinematheque on Espanola Way. Likely I’ll frequent this ongoing film festival and the crêpe place next door, where my fabulous friend Dianna and I discussed the film, and deliberations, community spaces, and the transient realities of [...]

I looked out the kitchen window this morning, put my hand on the sill to steady myself. My heart beat quickly as I slipped silently outside, moving shyly. The sun lit the strands stretching to anchor the webs—I have begun looking for the fastening points, the fancy work at the edges, the taut lines apart [...]

In late morning, the light through rippled glass dances, lines appear for a moment and reappear, reminding me that we only see the parts of light filtered into wavelengths we can comprehend. And the rest? Whimsy just out of sight…

Most mornings, I pause briefly to admire the leaves of a plant just outside the magic cottage–some are green with red veins, some red with green veins. As though woven by chlorophyll artists, I noticed the slight tears and small holes in many of the leaves the other day. Perhaps part of the tropical storm [...]

The plants were shaking off the dew this morning beaded on their ribs; I wiped the sleep out of my eyes, blinked until the bright spots focused into lace–the moisture highlighting the web’s edgework. And straight above me, I watched a snail wend its way on a path edged in light. With similar determination, here [...]