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They walk together, hand-in-hand, two small bodies between tall trees. They walk together, standing so straight, with determined, deliberate steps. They walk together, and they are not afraid. I stand still. My feet plant on the earth while my heart rises to my throat and tears…
Johannah Blackman
Apr 22, 2021
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It’s a fresh morning. And I’m paused by your words, Ms. Oliver. It’s not the goldfinches who urge me to stop on this frigid March day. Nor the…
Johannah Blackman
Mar 5, 2021
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A shift of light. A cloud slides away from the sun and, quite suddenly, the air fills with motion. Wings of gold flutter as at least fifteen Monarch…
Johannah Blackman
Jan 26, 2021
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Close Kin
To received Considered Days posts right in your inbox, subscribe to follow the writings shared here. Thank you! My son and I stand in front of the great…
Johannah Blackman
Jan 1, 2021
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Reveal
Music vibrates from my phone speakers as I dash around our small kitchen, serving lunch while making dinner. Dashing. There are moments, these days…
Johannah Blackman
Dec 3, 2020
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What would you do?
“What would you do if you saw a gun?” the doctor asks my daughter, who turned four two weeks ago. I watch as a quizzical look crosses my daughter’s…
Johannah Blackman
Oct 7, 2020
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Listening
I’m listening for the sound of hope. Or perhaps it is the sound of the past. My children and I make our way through the woods behind our home in Maine…
Johannah Blackman
May 15, 2020
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The lesson
We are at the edge of the pond in a patch of sun, seated between bare huckleberry branches. My daughter and son sit in front of me. Their heads bend…
Johannah Blackman
Apr 8, 2020
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By Johannah Blackman
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