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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…

Apr 22, 2021 •

Johannah Blackman

March 2021

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…

Mar 5, 2021 •

Johannah Blackman

January 2021

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…

Jan 26, 2021 •

Johannah Blackman

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…

Jan 1, 2021 •

Johannah Blackman

December 2020

Music vibrates from my phone speakers as I dash around our small kitchen, serving lunch while making dinner. Dashing. There are moments, these days…

Dec 3, 2020 •

Johannah Blackman

October 2020

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…

Oct 7, 2020 •

Johannah Blackman

May 2020

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…

May 15, 2020 •

Johannah Blackman

April 2020

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…

Apr 8, 2020 •

Johannah Blackman

January 2020

Never forget who you are. We crouch near a rock covered in several types of moss. I support your body as you lean over the vibrant layers. Your pudgy…

Jan 12, 2020 •

Johannah Blackman

November 2019

For the sake of noticing

It had been quite a morning. I’d attempted to squeeze in exercise, computer work and cleaning. You – well, you had not wanted to let me out of your…

Nov 23, 2019 •

Johannah Blackman

September 2019

The stories are coming faster and more furiously these days. “What If We Stopped Pretending the Climate Apocalypse Can Be Stopped?” reads a most recent…

Sep 19, 2019 •

Johannah Blackman

August 2019

I see it in your eyes and the way your little body moves through your days. Your relationship with time is so different from my own. To you, time is…

Aug 29, 2019 •

Johannah Blackman

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