Note: In October 2006, I switched romanlily.com over to a fabulous Blogger-based format. The archives below pre-date that switch. They're loaded with broken links and tricky trapdoors — but they're how I limped along in the days before the software caught up and began to accommodate my total lack of skill in web programming. July 2006 July 25 - Open space May 2006 May 16 - Mothers room April 2006 April 6 - Kindness as medicine March 2006 March 19 - Orange icing and string February 2006 February 18 - Dark passages January 2006 January 4 - My top 6 songs of 2005 January 14 - Sketches December 2005 December 4 - Black and white and everything in between December 27 - The judge's chambers November 2005 November 17 - Housepainter October 2005 October 10 - Dancing with bruised knees September 2005 September 15 - High tide September 23 - Account balance August 2005 August 11 - Subway music July 2005 July 7 - Update from the Existential Freakout Triage Center May 2005 May 17 - Lost crosses May 30 - Questions April 2005 April 17 - Botanical Gardens March 2005 March 8 - Rebeginning January 2005 January 8 - My Top 7 Songs of 2004 January 27 - Heart trouble December 2004 December 11 - Disruptive energy November 2004 November 20 - Nothing to win and nothing left to lose October 2004 October 11 - Burial October 28 - Aphrodite ashore September 2004 September 5 - What They Don't Tell You September 13 - Shopping Spree September 29 - Mandatory Evacuation August 2004 August 15 - Salmon River Stars August 29 - Muse Building July 2004 July 5 - Independence Day July 13 - Reconsidering the Alphabet July 26 - The Wilderness of No Return June 2004 June 1 - The Upside-Down World June 10 - Eating Instructions; The Golden Pen June 21 - Red Silk June 28 - Total Eclipse of the Heart May 2004 May 8 - The Mythic City May 12 - Love Song to Kathy May 18 - "...shine the light of words upon it..." April 2004 April 6 - Growing from Seed April 11 - Bright Week April 21 - By the Numbers April 25 - The $3 Doctor March 2004 March 3 - The sun in my sky March 10 - Kerosene, match March 16 - Four proofs March 23 - Pretzel sticks March 29 - Fast foods February 2004 February 5 - The Coat [Redux]; The quilt of clouds February 18 - Unpacking February 24 - The Handwriting of Boys January 2004 January 9 - Wrapping paper January 11 - Seven songs that saved my life January 15 - Forgive me if I go all angst on you here January 19 - Standing under the stars January 24 - The Coat If you're new to this site, and you want to browse a little backstory without having to read everything, start here. January 15, 2004: Forgive me if I go all angst on you here This beautiful music calls to me, begs me: let go of that disconnection. Put those mundane worries in their place, and find that path to the deeper life. June 1, 2003: Calling to Order the Get-Down Congress My sweet, gentle husband had more moves than a Dr. J on a good night at Madison Square Gardens. February 22, 2003: Teaching the Blind to See I found myself hoping that he had a finely-tuned sense of smell, or taste, or mortality, or something — so somehow, somehow, he could take it all in, soak in the purity of the moment. November 2, 2002: The Last Broadcast ...believe me, friends, there is no romance like hearing "Wicked Game" while you're browsing through the citrus fruits. Note written on Oct. 30, 2004: Archives for 2000, 2001, and early 2002 have recently been removed, because, well, they're just so godawful. Even older archives are available here, but these are frightening. Proceed at your own risk. 2002 archives 2003 archives
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