(Almost) daily reflections from novelist and essayist J.F. Riordan, author of the North of the Tension Line series, and of two books of essays on life, "Reflections on a Life in Exile" and "But Still They Sing". Frequent gratuitous dog photos.
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Peaceful gardens, cake, and the occasional wild animal
The rain is coming down steadily this morning, but that’s okay because we need it. Yesterday, Gardening Soulmate, Joe, planted four new lilacs; five purple phlox; ten echinachea (half deep yellow and half deep purple); three variegated Sibe...
The joy of new beginnings
I slept too late the see the baby squirrels today. By the time I got up and put my coffee down next to the chair, they had already been deployed, most likely to our bird feeders. I saw one yesterday on the ground, tiny, but fully formed int...
Dissonance
The world is too much with us. Sometimes, on a beautiful day like this, in my rich, full life, I think about what must be happening somewhere else in the world: in a terrifying detention center, or a filthy animal pen, at the end of chain,...
Animal antics
It rained in the night, and this morning it is foggy. We’re expecting temperatures close to 90F. Weather changes quickly around here.
I’m sitting by the window watching a mama squirrel and her babies. This is the second year I’ve noticed...
What happens when you say yes
There’s a principle in life—and particularly in a life of faith—that when you feel nudged, you should probably accept the nudge. I knew this last week when I said yes to singing in the choir after months of saying no, knowing that I really,...
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J.F. Riordan, award-winning novelist and essayist. Owned by two enormous German Shepherds, Auggie and Eli, who occasionally pose for Gratuitous Dog Photos. Formerly known as @audacityofgoats
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