reflections of delight

Abracadabra

To truly understand the depths from which this particular delight percolated up, ascending effervescently from my toes up and out through…

Chiles

In my mind, the scene was one of those “rainbows rise as the birds sing” moments: Lucas leaning in, nose pressed delicately against the ristra…

Pride

No Human Being Is Illegal.

A Study of the Migratory Patterns of Rocks

Rocks tend not to move by themselves, at least not when anyone’s looking. Steady as a…

On Circles, Lines, and Spaghetti

Had a delightful date night with C, possibly our last before we move. This particular spot, La Perla…

Weird!

Consider “weird” as a celebration of deviance and of the delight that comes with doing so, with thumbing one’s nose at conventions, norms, and…

Watering

Poised on his tippy toes, so that he might better see the plants no longer out of this reach, Lucas deliberately, if slightly wobbly, turns my…

Delight Receptors

I’ve been writing these delight essay(ettes) for a number of reasons, though I’d be hard-pressed to recall them without needing…