Archive - Roots & Vines Newsletter

May 2025

No picnics, no parades.

May 25 •

A Visual Essay in Photography

May 17 •

A prose poem exploring the complexity of motherhood.

May 8 •

April 2025

Birds Belong in Our Garden

A large swath of grass in my front lawn remains stubbornly brown and frail, long after April rains have washed away winter debris.

Apr 30 •

My Grandmother Used to Say

Advice rendered as poetry.

Apr 21 •

Spring is not splashy in my garden.

Apr 17 •

They Try to Tell Us What Makes a Family

April is national poetry month, and I planned to share pieces celebrating the start of spring.

Apr 6 •

March 2025

In March The ground is frozen in small batches.

Mar 22 •

Mar 16 •

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