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Happy Hanukkah!

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

I am fairly certain I am “messing up” as I light the menorah. (Do I allow the shamash to keep burning?) But I learn a bit more each year..(the answer is ‘yes’)

The Sword Mother

Posted on December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

“Do you remember it? Do you remember the sword and it’s sheath? Do you remember the carvings?”

Speaking of Swords.

Posted on November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

…her brutal truths and long silences which she would wield as weaponry, had been ground down, curved softly into conscious wisdom.

The Speaking Sword

Posted on October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

… I see her smile in her dreams. For once, all seems quiet and gentle. And consistent. I would have reprieves of such times in the past, but they would disappear as a flicker in the wind.

2021. Goodbye, Year.

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

December 31, 2021. I just needed to create, here, in this space, one more time in 2021. Thank you. And… Read more 2021. Goodbye, Year.

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

December 25, 2021 Wishing you a very merry Christmas!

Oak Trees.

Posted on November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

I had played with the painting of them..the browns of deep cocoa, the solemn grays like those which color a uniform..instead I searched. And I drove to search…

The Harvest of Roses.

Posted on October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

Along the path to traditional autumn decorating, I hadn’t banked on the plentiful harvest of roses which graced my gardens.

After the July Storms.

Posted on July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

Just the Jeep and the moonlight…

Fifty-Six

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 by Stephanie Monka Springborn

I am ready….

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