Murmuration
A ballet of birds flying en masse creating a moving cloud of art … Continue reading →
Deb Pierce McCabe
What I Want You to Know
What I want you to know is that I’ve decided to grow wings. I know you wanted to keep me down, tie me down, and silence me, but it can’t be helped. The pinions have come in like wisdom teeth … Continue reading →
Sitting by the Ocean with my Mother
Sitting by the ocean with my mother. Today is her 103rd birthday. We’re leaning on a log watching the surf pound the shore and the long slow slide of the waves reach up the beach foamy at the edge thin … Continue reading →
The Elephant and the Golden Pears
One day as I was walking my elephant, we came to a giant pear tree loaded with golden pears. There were people running back and forth under the tree collecting the pears that had fallen and reaching up to pluck … Continue reading →
My Alternate Timeline: A Shift in Perception
I don’t know about you, but when I look back over my life I tend to focus on all of the mistakes I made and the painful events that I view as spectacular failures, epic breakups, or horrific personal decisions … Continue reading →
My Garden
Last summer, during the pandemic, I built four raised beds for vegetables. The beds are great, but my gardening expertise, not so much. We do better with flowers. We also put in a raspberry bed and fenced it. The tall … Continue reading →
Women Walking
A parable. Two friends were walking along a country lane. Behind them was the village Ahead of them were some houses To their right there was a dark woodsy area To their left was a large open field. As they … Continue reading →
Orion
There was a big windstorm here last night and the power got knocked out for several hours. In the middle of the night, while the wind was blowing, I got up to go comfort my dog, who was freaking out. … Continue reading →
Accountability, Respect, and the Rule of Law
I’ve seen many posts and tweets today where people are calling for “unity” in the USA. Let me just say this: there can be no unity until we have accountability. One of my friends noted: “I can’t be unified with … Continue reading →
Emotional Aikido in a Time of Double Speak: an ongoing conversation
January 4, 2021 When I was in my late 20’s I signed up for a martial arts class with a friend of mine. The class was Aikido, a Japanese self-defense course. The idea with Aikido is that when someone attacks … Continue reading →