Lisa MachacYour City is a TimeshareThe city you live in is a timeshare, with residents rotating among its infrastructure according to the time of day. If you don’t believe…Nov 29, 2018Nov 29, 2018
Lisa MachacBetween the Coffee and the WhiskeyWhen I was a child, I was fascinated by people’s life stories. In the cozy library at LaVace Stewart Elementary, I even had the Dewey…Jan 19, 2018Jan 19, 2018
Lisa MachacFirefighters Need to ReadOn a recent Sunday morning, in the wee hours of a misty mountain dawn, the woman I am staying with for the summer got out of bed, donned…Jul 12, 20171Jul 12, 20171
Lisa MachacMaking Friends With Heaven and Earth“The birds have vanished into the sky and now the last cloud drains away. We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain…Jun 5, 20171Jun 5, 20171
Lisa MachacNine Notes From My Phone1. In a brick house, I like thunderstorms that are right on top of me. In a wooden house, I prefer them far away.May 19, 20173May 19, 20173
Lisa MachacIn Memory of BirdsI heard an ornithologists say that all birds could become extinct very soon. I remain unsure of what he meant by “soon”, but in the event…Apr 29, 20172Apr 29, 20172
Lisa MachacYou Do Not Have to Conquer Nature to Love It“Wild Geese” by Mary OliverApr 21, 20171Apr 21, 20171
Lisa MachacPopular with the Right People“Trina takes her paints and her threads And she weaves a pattern all her own. Annie bakes her cakes and her breads And she gathers flowers…Apr 13, 20172Apr 13, 20172