Segullah's Blog, page 8
February 2, 2024
Mother
Mother is dying of dementia, her memory gonelong before her body, my body createdof seed and egg and dust, borne andbirthed by hers, nourished by her milk, bycarrots and apples and nuts grownin the soil of her knowing, the storiestoo, she fed me, of magic and courage,of gods within us, how we could seeforever from ...
Pandemic Nativity
Mary was bossy this year. Joseph tended towander a bit, so she steered him to the cradle.Part way through, the babydoll, being too wiggly,came unwrapped. She fixed it carefully, our Jesus,wrapped in wadded-up clothes, like in the Bible.Last year’s baby Jesus was, this year, a sheep,wooly and smiling with few teeth, knowinghe is important, not ...
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Estherazade
Sometimes I craveordinary issues. For such a timeas this, I’ve been told, I knowI know I know I cannot be anything exceptExtraordinary, and there cannot be anybad hair days, or cellulite,flat bon mots, dresses slightly uncomfortablewhen you are a queen. Yet, I yearn forslightly over-fermented fruits, gonesoftly bad, for kisses accidentally toowet or too long, ...
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January 15, 2024
Announcing 2024 Segullah Art and Writing Contest
In honor of Ruth Cannon Siebers
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January 10, 2024
The Angel With a Drawn Sword
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Thoughts on church in the time of COVID-19
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Forgiveness. Can You Imagine?
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Do I have to be the adult today? Again
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