#amydickinson

[markseow]

New Music Biennial 2022 1 July 2022

Toby Young Breathlines Armonico. Soloist Amy Dickinson. Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre

[happydustbunnies]

Some book mail today. Been getting into memoirs & essay collections lately. Different genres than I usually read but at least I'm reading. (My #goodreadschallenge2017 count is going to have to change to reflect my sad reading count!) Excited about these. . #bookmail #booknerd #bookstagram #bookish #delacorte #hachette #crownbooks #jenniferesmith #catroniamenziespike #amydickinson #Nonfiction #yacontemporary

[anneleuck]

...my memory failed me, but you get the gist. Twas a lovely evening and so great to finally meet #amydickinson in person! (at Mayne Stage)

[askamydaily]

Today's sheepshot.

[askamydaily]

Go Diana Nyad. 

[askamydaily]

The wedding's off. I prescribe vodka, and Mary Oliver

Dear Amy: I have a long-distance friend who canceled her wedding two weeks before the wedding date.

I am relieved that she escaped what was sounding to be a dangerous marriage. Her parents sent out an appropriate, well-thought-out, handwritten postcard to relay the "wedding canceled" message. They asked that we keep the individuals involved in our thoughts and prayers.

I would like to send a kind card and perhaps a small, thoughtful gift to my friend. Is a card and small gift appropriate? If so, what type of gift would be both personal and appropriate? 

— Wondering

  Dear Wondering: This is not necessarily a gift-giving occasion, but I appreciate your desire to reach out in supportive friendship during what might be a confusing and difficult time.

You don't describe your friend, but if she is the thoughtful type (like you), I think a book would be the right gift. Poetry is the right genre, because you can keep a book of poetry next to your bed and visit and revisit the work, the way you do a favorite song.

I prescribe poetry by Mary Oliver. Oliver writes with wit, grace and gentle wisdom about ordinary life and the natural world. Her most recent volume is "A Thousand Mornings" (2012, Penguin Press). If this book speaks to you, then send it to her.