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"Things to Do in the Belly of the Whale" a poem by Dan Albergotti
from Town Creek Poetry Measure the walls. Count the ribs. Notch the long days. Look up for blue sky through the spout. Make small fires ...
Kathy Shimpock
Feb 6, 2025


Abandoning the Old Woman: The Many Faces of Grief
I’ve spent most of my summer break cleaning out my garage. For years, my two-car garage has been filled with the inventory of my...
Kathy Shimpock
Nov 5, 2024


Hecate Waits in the Crossroads - guiding us to the next chapter of life
Image source, via Wikimedia Commons Hecate (or Hekate) is the Greek goddess most often associated with the crone. Who was Hecate? Hecate...
Kathy Shimpock
Jun 3, 2024


Joan Baez (1941 - ) Singing to Change the World
In the past, we had the stories of powerful older women. Some were called crones. It was a term that once meant crown, but was later used...
Kathy Shimpock
Jun 3, 2024


"The Truly Great" - a poem by Stephen Spender
I think continually of those who were truly great. Who, from the womb, remembered the soul’s history Through corridors of light, where...
Kathy Shimpock
May 26, 2024
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