“But there is always a November space after the leaves have fallen when she felt it was almost indecent to intrude on the woods… for their glory terrestrial had departed and their glory celestial of spirit and purity and whiteness had not yet come upon them.”
― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Windy Poplars
Happy Halloween!
“Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.”
Marilyn Monroe (b. 1926 – d. 1962)
Among the Rocks
by Robert Browning
Oh, good gigantic smile o’ the brown old earth,
This autumn morning! How he sets his bones
To bask i’ the sun, and thrusts out knees and feet
For the ripple to run over in its mirth;
Listening the while, where on the heap of stones
The white breast of the sea-lark twitters sweet.
That is the doctrine, simple, ancient, true;
Such is life’s trial, as old earth smiles and knows.
If you loved only what were worth your love,
Love were clear gain, and wholly well for you:
Make the low nature better by your throes!
Give earth yourself, go up for gain above!
“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”
—Toni Morrison (b. February 18, 1931 – d. August 5, 2019)
I am so excited the editors at On Spec Magazine included my story, “Leaf,” in their latest issue.
“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”
“It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…”
―Frances Hodgson Burnett (b. November 1849 – d. October 1924)
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