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Publisher’s Weekly reviews Kissed by a Fox

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I’m thrilled to announce that Publisher’s Weekly today reviews Kissed by a Fox. I’m even more thrilled that the reviewer has a lot of good things to say about it: a tenderly woven collection of essays an entertaining and emotionally resonant book … Continue reading →

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Hyacinths to feed the soul: Celebrating Sa’di

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Happy New Year, everyone! Persian new year, that is–Nowruz, which begins today, on the spring equinox.

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What your soft animal body loves

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

The opening lines of Mary Oliver’s poem “Wild Geese” are calling to me today: You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only … Continue reading →

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10 reasons to shlep your laundry outdoors to dry

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Okay, it may not be spring yet, but here in Boulder we’ve been having a two-week warm streak. Yesterday, in 70 degrees, I hung laundry on the line strung across our second-floor deck while house finches trilled in the pines … Continue reading →

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Love song from Walt Whitman

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Walt Whitman remains one of my favorite love poets, a fine choice for Valentine’s Day. I pick up Leaves of Grass now and then and am awed every time by the sheer boundlessness of his love. The poems are a … Continue reading →

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