Ways of Seeing: Grabbing small fistfuls of joy

Vermont’s recent spike in COVID-19 cases, and subsequent restrictions are scary and sad. It’s Thanksgiving week, and I’m proud of all my friends who are choosing to stay home with immediate family only, instead of risking larger gatherings that we know will lead to more COVID cases just before Christmas. My heart is with everyone who works in hospitals. They are already exhausted and traumatized after the last eight months, and they know things are about to get worse. Whenever I feel my enthusiasm for stayi … (read more)

Knowing someone well inevitably means intimately knowing their habits as well. Each morning, my partner pours his coffee up to the very edge of his cup’s rim. Next he does a half forward bend, extending his body into much of our small kitchen’s width. Fin … (read more)