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Art As Devotion

I had the doors and windows open so that birdsong could come in. I heard the high trill of a melody that comes only in spring, repeated…

May 13, 2022

Art As Devotion

May 13, 2022

“…I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.” — Basho

The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers –Basho

Feb 18, 2022

“…I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.” — Basho

Feb 18, 2022

Delight

“The more stuff you love the happier you will be.” ― Ross Gay, The Book of Delights

Nov 9, 2021

Delight

Nov 9, 2021

Repertoire With Invisibility

I arrived early for our class at Ghost Ranch, and so I wrote this before I knew that our class would be cancelled the next day, due to the…

Oct 20, 2021

Repertoire With Invisibility

Oct 20, 2021

Pause at the Threshold

I decided to take to heart this idea that the gods want to know that you are serious. What you are reaching for will be supported by your…

Sep 7, 2021

Pause at the Threshold

Sep 7, 2021

“Come, let’s stand by the window…”

Thinking by Danusha Laméris

Jul 20, 2021

“Come, let’s stand by the window…”

Jul 20, 2021

the invisible driver

All these dreams about being in a car — mostly as a passenger with an invisible driver, headed for disaster. There is always a tragedy…

Jul 2, 2021

the invisible driver

Jul 2, 2021

Lying Fallow: “Something in us does not erode.” — Mark Doty

“ … that there is something stubborn in us — does it matter how small it is? — that does not diminish. What is it? An ear, a wave? Not…

May 4, 2021

A sky full of gulls

May 4, 2021

“Every journey has secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” — Martin Buber

In preparation for a series of 14-hour drives through farmland to my father’s, from Kentucky to Minnesota, I revisited the story of…

Jul 17, 2020

“Every journey has secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” — Martin Buber

Jul 17, 2020

Laurie Doctor

Laurie Doctor

Calligrapher, painter, and writer whose work is collected internationally. Laurie teaches in the US and Europe. Learn more at https://lauriedoctor.com

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