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...
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 28, 2014 | Confessions, Travel
I was in Hawaii when the Japanese tsunami hit, and this post telling the story is much longer than usual, part of a book-length manuscript I’m working on. It’s also more serious than the norm, so I hope you like it. Back to regularly scheduled programming next time....
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 17, 2014 | Confessions
Today’s post is the last of the year, and it felt appropriate to share another maudlin but beautiful song I can’t stop listening to: [audio:04 Beg Steal Or Borrow.mp3] (If you like it, visit his website and watch the video that pops up.) For as much as I’d miss Taos...
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 13, 2014 | Confessions
Driving home on the last scampabout, I heard Kathleen Edwards’s song “Somewhere Else.” [audio:09 Somewhere Else.mp3] I cried through Farwell, Texas and into New Mexico listening to it. Replay, replay, replay. Crossing that border, the song brought up both loss...
by Deonne Kahler | Mar 11, 2014 | Confessions
I’m living my dream life. I’ve got my mother, friends, and health. I’ve got no debt. I live in Taos, write for a living, and travel when I want. I’m blessed beyond belief. Recently an acquaintance said to me, “I’d love to write and travel, too, but I’m not...
