Miriam LI will always be a runnerI don’t believe in the merits of constant motion, as one needs to settle into oneself in order to exist, set down roots, and build a home…Nov 22, 2019Nov 22, 2019
Miriam LWhat You Can’t Take With YouI can walk right up those steps and in through the back door because I know my family will be there, excited to see me, waiting for me. I…Oct 27, 2018Oct 27, 2018
Miriam LStarman, Stardust, StarlightWe’re floating above planet Earth, spacesuit making limbs heavy and bulky. We bounce because in our 10-year-old imaginations, that’s how…Jan 12, 2016Jan 12, 2016
Miriam LStarman, Stardust, Starlight.We’re floating above planet Earth, spacesuit making limbs heavy and bulky. We bounce because in our 10-year-old imaginations, that’s how…Jan 12, 2016Jan 12, 2016
Miriam LWhat Rilke Taught Me About Grief“No feeling is final,” wrote Rilke, and for these simple, four words, I express gratitude to yet another man I have never met. You see, I…Nov 12, 2015Nov 12, 2015
Miriam LRow 9, Seat 3B, Gate 4, South Terminal. EWR, JTR, LGW, BOS.Zone 1, 7C. You may now begin boarding. Gate 12. Or is it 24? Terminal A, Terminal 1, take the shuttle over to Terminal 5, but remember…Oct 29, 2015Oct 29, 2015
Miriam LDid you take a look?Did you learn to remember to forget? Did you think that movement would lead to mindlessness? Did you take a step back in time and try to…Oct 29, 2015Oct 29, 2015
Miriam LSunlight. Sunset. Sunwarmth.Warm sun, warm lights in the trees as sunbeams hit the yellow leaves. A welcome breeze, some cool shade. The sound of bus brakes screeching…Oct 29, 2015Oct 29, 2015
Miriam LFalling WaterIt doesn’t just rain in Pittsburgh. The weather changes apparently on a whim, yet that afternoon she recognized the telltale darkening of…Oct 29, 2015Oct 29, 2015