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- Psaltery & Lyre’s New Site
- 123 Psaltery & Lyre: “Agricola Dreams of Flying” by J. Rose Lara
- 122 Psaltery & Lyre: “Communion: a love poem (a villanelle)” by Rachel Bollinger
- Book Review: Philip Metres’s Sand Opera
- 121 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Horsehead Nebula”
- Book Review: Monica Ong’s Silent Anatomies
- 120 Psaltery & Lyre: Rachael Matthews, “Return, pt. III” and “Gaia”
- Book Review: Claudia Rankine’s Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
- Book Review: Matthea Harvey, If the Tabloids Are True What Are You?
- Book Review: LoterÃa Cards and Fortune Poems: A Book of Lives
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Hunting Arkansas
Sunny Bottoms took these beautiful images while hunting at her family farm in Arkansas. The muted tones and use of... -
Let Go
No doubt, sometime in your life you’ve been told, “Just let it go.” It’s a common phrase, and one that’s... -
Mojibake!
[Updated with Bad Religion] The Holy Bible tells a story rich in metaphor which marks the tendency for information to... -
The Conformist
Nobody would want to be called a ‘Fascist’. Unless, of course, you’re living in 1930’s Italy: the world of Bernardo... -
Number Six
I encountered the same man at Boulevard and Freedom that I’d given lunch #4 to last week. I felt badly... -
Memorial
This week Heather visited the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. On a large wall she found inscribed these words: “We come... -
What are we aiming for?
Have you ever written a family mission statement? I’m not big on self-help books (with the exception of the mountain... -
Reading in the New Year
I still like to keep track of the end of year book lists because if, heaven forbid, I ever make... -
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?
The natural recounting of achievements and regrets with an eye to the future feels like a gift. -
Offering, Part II
At the end of a painful retreat (about which, click here), Laurie came to pick me up. She brought Echo,... -
London Calling
[UPDATED] I took a call from London at four this morning — that’s 11 AM London time. It was my... -
Robert Altman: ‘Short Cuts’
If this film is a set of ‘short cuts’, then we might ask: ‘where to?’, and ‘what to avoid?’ -
Possibilities
Today, my wish is that the New Year unfurl new possibilities- for the blog and its contributors, and for our... -
Ringing in the New Year
I’m kind of a New Year’s Eve Scrooge. I’ve never cared much for ringing in the new year with anything... -
Wish I Had A River
Taking a break this week but I want to share just a little something anyway. Because it’s Christmas and not... -
Christmas Break
We’ll be back on Thursday 30th December – but for now – ‘Happy Christmas’! -
Christmas cards and family newsletters
The following post was written by Sara W. on her personal blog two years ago. I read it then,... -
15 Best Albums of 2010 (so far)
Despite the fun of tidying up a year’s worth of music listening into a concise list and orderly rankings, end... -
Dare to Do Right
Once upon a time I was called in a ward to be a service outreach coordinator for the Relief Society.... -
Offering
What offering can I leave here, in this moment — to help me remember that I am the source? -
Lamb Chop In The Sky
If a boy becomes a man and can still feel the tug of an emotion from across 40 years, one... -
Woody Allen: ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’
It would be difficult to overestimate how important the movies of Woody Allen have been in my life. That makes... -
Memories
A grateful resident presented me with a chocolate turkey, wrapped in beautiful multicolored foil. Then she looked around... -
Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire
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Let My People Go
My little Stuart has a bleeding heart. He is unusually quick, I think, to identify a person or an action... -
Seminal Works — Kind of Blue
Sometimes hype is justified, Kind of Blue earns its reputation with every listen. -
Skipping Christmas
Christmas is a pretty big deal at my house. There’s nary a tradition I’ve heard that I don’t try to... -
Real Intimacy
Today, I indulged. I let my mind wander to one of my favorite fantasies. Do you want to join me?... -
Golden Slumbers
Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, Smiles awake you when you rise; Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry, And I will... -
Fahrenheit 451
Truffaut’s famous adaptation of the Ray Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451 begins with a strange and stern voice-over against coloured close-ups... -
A Christmas Carol
As Marley disappears in a ghostly manner out the window, Scrooge looks out the window as he goes to close... -
Celestial Attachment and Parenting
Today’s post is written by ‘Saint Maybe’, a fabulous writer. Enjoy! Buddhism teaches that the origin of suffering is... -
Banned
Some conservative religious communities build bonfires or try to get books banned from public libraries, Mormons censor themselves. -
Ms. Goodie Two-Shoes
You better watch out . . . He’s making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out Who’s naughty and... -
I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon
Or under the sea. Or the jungle… at least, not permanently. -
I Want
Happiness comes from within. It may be one of the most overused spiritual statements, and most of us would agree... -
Penelope’s List
Is the desire to be happy a human universal? Or is it just another one of those preferences that arise... -
The Visitor
I’m not a movie critic, but I do see lots of movies. I’m not picky. I’ll see a “chick flick”... -
Lunch 5- Out of the Comfort Zone
We (and our children) have had to learn to be gracious guests at both cockroach infested decrepit apartments and mansions... -
Holiday Road Trip Hell
We’ve had a few discussions here at Doves & Serpents about fear. Mel wrote about the dangers of playing it... -
Fermentation
Whilst I have lived in England I have been struck by the cross pollination of many musical genres under the... -
Mormon Fakebook Update: 20
If only we could work out what Elder Uchtdorf was thinking about… aha! -
A Cast, a Quilt and an Angel
For three-year-old Wally, the cast had been a nuisance standing between him and a pirate ship in the bathtub, an... -
Get Real
Real. It’s one of my favorite four letter words. I can’t think of any better criteria for a friend –... -
Lime Trees
A ‘High Dynamic Range’ vision of Limes, grass and sky. -
A Christmas Tale
Some films leave you with a feeling that you have experienced something solid and illuminating that will stay with... -
Giving Thanks
‘The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose.’ -Mahatma Ghandi -
Home for the Holidays
“Nobody means what they say on Thanksgiving, Mom. That’s what the holiday is all about. Torture.” – Claudia I know... -
File Sharing
My iTunes library is an autobiography of all my relationships. There is the musical theater from my parents, the... -
Taking Up My Mat
I thought about God asking me the same question one day and decided I don’t want to be left offering...