Naming is a Powerful Thing
I was kayaking off Danzante Island, on the Baja Peninsula with a group of women friends. The island, located in the Loreto National Marine Park, is only a few miles […]
Thin Air
Haleakala, Maui You follow the earth’s waves, accessing the land deeply Ten thousand feet, the elevation of two Denver’s you breathe, walk steady, one foot in front of the other
Ancestress
I am an old woman sitting on the beach pink scarf holding back windblown hair a mother makes
The Jimi Hendrix of Maui
We didn’t think a single thing could top our day. Paddling out in Ma’alaea Bay in inflatable kayaks, we saw humpback whales on the horizon. This time of year, the
I Have Fallen Into the Sun
Like failed planets and moons that have lost their mass, I too, have fallen into the sun. Amplified sunlight to the nth power re-quires re-calibration, a separate orientation. We, the
A Warm Christmas
Christmas on the Coast from monica devine on Vimeo. Persimmons, birds-of-paradise green and blue, lovely Pacific breezes. Christmas in a warm place, where flowers are in bloom, and the air
Winter in Alaska
Winter in Alaska from monica devine on Vimeo.In a few days, we’ll be on our way to California for Christmas with our grown children; away from the snow and cold,
GOOD FOOTING: A poem
At twenty below the moon comes up in blue daylight; our mattress, dense with sleeping bags and white feather pillows belies any sense of warmth-slash- comfort. (pretense):
The Purpose of Fun is to Have It
Someone once said the opposite of play is not work: it’s depression. Play: a creative way to become un-balled up (my definition). To become un-self-conscious. Un-clutched. Un-moored & “in” the