Curious & Inspired

Rumors of Red Cardinals

Observations from Travels to Virginia. Photographs © David Wakely, Text © Sharon H. Smith. With rumors of red cardinals and John’s excitement about his brand new green tractor, these Californians left D.C., the city of monuments to visit David’s friend at Walnut Run Farm in the countryside of Virginia for a couple of days. […]

The Hawk

He was close enough I could see his armature, his chest like finely layered lace, his feathers like ligature on sheet music. I couldn’t imagine his weight, but his presence had weight. He looked at me with just one eye small and marbled. A yearning, a missing? Above him the clouds breathed, tumbled, broke. The […]

Kabuki Baths

When I can stop thinking about how old I am, how my stomach has tucks, curves, soft places, my face, lines, shadows that didn’t use to be there. When I can stop the sounds of advertisements in my head for age-defying wrinkle-free creams. When I can stop thinking about how my knees creak, or […]

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