by Deonne Kahler | Oct 12, 2021 | Travel
It’s strange that though I was born in South Dakota and have traveled all over the Midwest, I’d never made it to Devils Tower in Wyoming, just across the border from Rapid City, SD. Cue the “what a butte!” jokes, right? Rising almost 900 feet...
by Deonne Kahler | Jul 2, 2020 | Travel
Or, a meditation on green. I’ve been going through photos for the book, and discovered the photos I made about a year ago when I was in New Orleans in April. I took a tour on a small boat in the Honey Island Swamp, and was immediately enraptured with all the...
by Deonne Kahler | Jun 26, 2020 | Inspiration
To “form fissures, cracks, or breaks, especially through large-scale faulting.” Large-scale faulting. Yes. We’re in it, and even for as painful, as heartbreaking as it is, something new will be born. Maybe a path for a mighty river. I find myself...
by Deonne Kahler | Jun 18, 2020 | Photography
The best photos tell a story. Beauty is important (and welcome!) but not required. To me, art is really about emotion and conveying lived experience. I’m choosing photos for the book, and since I have approximately five bajillion to choose from, I’m trying to winnow...
by Deonne Kahler | Jun 9, 2020 | Confessions
I’m the co-president elect for our branch of AAUW, and a few of us had a conference call yesterday to talk about programming for the upcoming year. We decided we need and want to program around issues of race, and I’m so proud of my colleagues. Our branch...
