occasional posts by risa aratyr
In the middle of May, I flew home. I went back to Northern California primarily to help my sister after her hip replacement, but the surgery was graciously and fortuitously timed so that I could also dance at the Mad Robin Ball, celebrate my grand-nephew’s high school graduation with the family, visit my dearest friends, … Read more Homecoming
A clump of changes dropped out of the clear blue last August and hit the ground running. By November they’d hit the wall. Midwinter storms left friends and family out in the cold, sorting through the wrack of illness, unemployment, and divorce. It was a mini-diaspora in February, people scattering to the four corners, breaking … Read more The Native’s Return