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Recent Posts
- 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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Sunday Afternoon Drive
Posted on April 1, 2012 | 1 CommentHere’s a twist on our usual Ride to Church. These pictures were taken at a nearby drive-thru animal safari by Rhonda Nasuta Swanson, an amazing photographer. You can see more of her work at her website and here. I saw these pictures on her […] -
The Feast of St. Francis
Posted on November 10, 2011 | 7 CommentsThis year, our family observed General Conference by attending the local Episcopal church. -
My Life in Animals – A love story
Posted on November 7, 2011 | 5 Comments“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” Anatole France ; The Early Years Cindy — Cindy was our first family cat that I used to toddle after and “tree” on the top of the rocking chair. I learned to […] -
Humane Day: Mormonism’s Forgotten Moral Conscience
Posted on November 3, 2011 | 16 CommentsAs we continue Animal Week, today we have a guest post from Claudia. A few years ago, I came across a gem of a little book which I wish would be a standard work in the book collection of any Mormon. Kindness to Animals […] -
True Confessions
Posted on November 2, 2011 | 36 CommentsIn August, I underwent a 40-hour training to become a CASA and wrote about it here. There were about eight of us in the training from a wide range of backgrounds-younger, older, retired, recently graduated, middle-aged (me!), young professionals, etc. It was a […] -
A View into Tiny Worlds
Posted on July 4, 2011 | 5 CommentsA couple of years ago I acquired a macro lens for my camera, and had all sorts of fun working out the fuzzy science of getting photos of the tiniest things possible. Once you get down to this scale, everything looks dirty and rough – […] -
Adventures in the Hill Country
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 8 CommentsThese photographs were taken by Amanda Mixon, who is currently studying for an MA in English at Texas State University.