Book Review: Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart

Airs Above the Ground by Mary  Stewart My rating: 4 of 5 stars Mary Stewart’s Gothic mysteries are always a treat. They’re literate – she throws in allusions with abandon – and eventually fast paced. I say eventually, because they build steam as she goes, often beginning somewhat slowly and not immediately “hooking” the reader…

Shelter

Shelter

Shelter by Dawn Garrett A crystalline sky, definer of blue, February’s glimpse of deep breathed hue. Lackadasical, the wispy-white clouds saunter August-like portending no gloom. Down the forest path – a curious mix of mud here, ice there – the step slurps, snaps, cricks. A recent hard storm littered limbs and leaves, strewing evidence of…

Book Review: A Light so Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L’Engle by Sarah Arthur

A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L’Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Sarah Arthur My rating: 3 of 5 stars Library. I really wanted to love this book. I’m a big fan of Madeleine L’Engle’s for … well, since I became a reader, so nearly 40 years. I love her…

If the Stars

If the Stars by Dawn Garrett If the stars could talk what would they say? I like to think they’d be friendly, passing on their way. Glory in light shining, effervescent and bubbly in community. with enthusiasm for acquiring the acquaintance of the other. They’d ask after one’s mother and how the family does. They’d…

Book Review: How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds by Alan Jacobs

How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds by Alan Jacobs My rating: 5 of 5 stars Kindle read. Alan Jacobs is one of my favorite internet people – his various blogs and mini blogs and the sole reason I used to go to twitter have long provided interesting ideas, visuals, and…

Proclamation

Proclamation

Proclamation  by Dawn Garrett We are told that the heavens declare the glory of God. Yet, transparent encircling air seems medium odd. When brightness brings to bear its presence praise doesn’t need aid ilum’ning aerial polutants or creation’s shade. The mornings dawn with oranges, pinks, rosy, reds, and golden light diffusing white which slowly slinks…