by beachraven | Apr 29, 2023
Rising Park, Lancaster, Ohio I think it was the vivid sun that drew me outside. There was a spring sky, bright blue with wispy clouds and new green pushing out of every plant and tree. The aliveness of everything was overwhelming, and it pulled me away from my...
by beachraven | Apr 21, 2023
Los Olivos, California What should I write for Earth Day, this celebration of our mutual mother, our blessed mother, oceans and mountains, plants and trees, and all the animal life. When I close my eyes, I see a path leading back in time to the dawn of life on...
by beachraven | Feb 25, 2023
Desert Hot Springs, California All the crazy weather brings to mind one of my favorite Joan Didion quotes, “Sometimes I get lonesome for a storm. A full-blown storm where everything changes. The sky goes through four days in an hour, the trees wail, little...
by beachraven | Feb 11, 2023
It was wonderful to receive a letter back in the age of snail mail. I lived in a one-room apartment on the edge of the Hollywood Hills. In the evening after work, I’d unlock my mailbox and sort through the bills and adverts. On a good day, I’d get a letter from my...
by beachraven | Jan 28, 2023
Quarry Park, Monterey, California They noticed me first. I wasn’t even aware of them until I felt something staring at me and peered into the woods. Three young deer with enormous ears and big black eyes stood frozen like statues looking straight at me. I...
