Lili St. Crow's Blog, page 155

Rain, Dogs, Run

Rain! We only had misting and a damp-down yesterday, but I woke up this morning to tapping fingers on the roof, tree branches weighed down with welcome water…and dogs unwilling to go down the deck stairs because they’re forgotten what that water falling from the sky is. Odd Trundles, simpleton that he is, finally bowed […]

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Under Fire

Me: What on earth– Phil: DON’T ASK. Willard: *grooooooan* Me: Does this have anything to do with the little plastic crossbow– Phil: I SAID DON’T ASK. Me: But– Phil: I’M JUST GONNA SAY, THERE’S SOMEONE GONNA GET HURT. Me: *picks Willard up, gingerly* Oh dear. Are you hurt, sweetheart? Willard: *mumbles incoherently* Phil: *pops pebble […]

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Doubt Merely Looms

I’m not sure who I’d be if I stopped writing (other than a corpse), but I wonder sometimes if it would stop the periodic bouts of crippling self-doubt. I’m not talking the lo-fi “maybe I should be a plumber instead,” or even the grinding envy when you read something achingly brilliant someone else has written. […]

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Can’t Even

There’s a fine layer of ash over everything, courtesy of a fire in the Columbia Gorge. We’re not in any immediate danger, it’s just difficult to breathe. After yesterday’s long run, my body just isn’t having it, even on the treadmill. I suppose I’ll do an hour of yoga later in the day and call […]

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Labour Day Run

A 12km run while uncaffeinated is not quite my favorite thing. Still, I wanted to get my long run for the week out of the way, and what better time than Labour Day? Yeah, sure, the smoke from the wildfires has turned the sun orange, but that means I’ll run better in the shade. I’m […]

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Glass Apples

I love glass apples. One can find them in the oddest places. Sitting in my office window, they catch the morning sun at certain times of year, and seeing them glow fills me with a deep wordless contentment. Joy is precious. Find it where you can.

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Too Quiet

Hear that? Do you? No? Well, that’s it precisely. It’s quiet. Too quiet. Even the squirrels are hushed. The kids are back in school. That means, once again, there is silence and solitude during the day. Productivity will skyrocket–once I get over the persistent feeling that the quiet is too thick and something is wrong, […]

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Chewable Air

This morning’s 7km run was a beauty, except for one thing: the air quality. Apparently the haze that makes the light so deliciously golden is a way of getting all one’s minerals in one’s breath, so I ran most of the last half with deep drilling pain in both lungs. I’m sure I’ll be coughing […]

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Ch-ch-ch-changes

It’s back to school time. The Little Prince (who is not so little, anymore, being fully as tall as me) has his schedule, his supplies, and today was the last piece of the puzzle–clothes. Schedule flexibility is a working writer’s friend–I can only imagine the zoo the stores must have been the last weekend day […]

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All Over

The leftover from Monday’s eclipse workings. Ash, smoke, a flame that burned all the way through the sun’s vanishing and return.

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