A Bobcat in Possession of a Good Fortune
On a snowy afternoon last winter, I was standing at my front window when a large bobcat sauntered around the corner of the house, across the front…
Author: Virginia Herrick
Did You Know about Owls’ Ears? Cats’ Bellies? Caterpillar Hairs?
There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in ANYONE’s philosophy, to borrow a phrase from the bard. Don’t believe Hamlet (or me)?…
The Truth Tellers: Noemi Ban
Since I published my first “Truth Tellers” post, the idea of “the truth” has become increasingly controversial. I started this post many times, but nothing ever seemed…
Stavik Story tonight on ABC
As I mentioned in my last post about Mandy Stavik’s mom, Mary Stavik, ABC’s 20/20 has created an episode about the resolution of her 30-year-old murder case.…
The Truth Tellers: Mary Stavik
It has been my privilege to interview some extraordinary people. Two of those — brave women who told difficult truths— have recently been in the news. I…
Saving Graces: Reading, and Compassion
It’s a day for lovers, so I’m republishing a post from New Year’s Eve, which various technical difficulties prevented from distribution at the time. Want to improve…
Hawk daycare
Sometimes your blog is overtaken. By a hawk. In your backyard. This is such a blog. As my younger son Ian and I were talking this afternoon—he…
Right-brain editing. Wait. What?
That your left brain does not know what the right is doing is not news. If the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing (observe…
Magical thinking
I’d never felt more like a fairy queen. My slender craft floated on gentle, aquamarine wavelets under a cerulean sky littered with puffy clouds. To either side…
Little child lost
Some are reaching the saturation point regarding the inhumanity of separating children from their parents at the US border. But it’s a human imperative to share what…