Y Heron
- Location
- Wisconsin, USA
- Birthday
- October 31
- Bio
- I like to write, especially while lost in the woods. I’m a self-conscious ego-maniac; stumbling through life thinking I'm changing the world. I practice using new vocab in everyday conversations with my husband, if he laughs, I won't try that word in public.
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thanks Mamoore, I love
it when you stop by.”
March 12, 2010 04:12PM - “wow, never heard of any
of this - very interesting
post! He
pegged you -
hey?”
March 12, 2010 02:40PM - “Few things I have read
on OS have ever held a torch
to the
significance that I
fi…”
March 12, 2010 02:26PM - “"that leaves the
stars
lingering in a
cobalt blue funk"
I
really smiled…”
March 11, 2010 03:36PM - “"Real students are like
lawnmowers on
idle..."
hilarious line
and totall…”
March 11, 2010 03:32PM
Y Heron's Links
The Root of my Fear
“Please get in the truck with your sisters.”
I refused to look at my father. For a moment I didn’t move. I glanced toward my getaway spot and contemplated running to my favorite willow tree instead.
Climb up…up…away…… Read full post »
Why I fell in love with Noahvose
I am
sitting here missing my husband today. So I am listening to
my
Weepies radio on Pandora and reading his old poetry. Yeah,
I'll see him in a couple of hours but with jobs and kids
...sometimes life gets in the way. Then I
stum/… Read full post »
“Sow Belly Sap Sucker” – top 15 quotes from Grandpa
Today is the one year anniversary of my Grandfather’s passing. He was my inspiration for my first post and will be again today. Don’t expect political correctness from this ‘ol vet born in Northern Wisconsin in 1914. Do expect a couple of head scratches and maybe a… Read full post »
God Blessed Me Today
If you'd like, click the above song to listen as you read
“He’s forgotten how to swallow his food,” my father told me yesterday when he called. “They’ve put Grandpa on an all liquid diet… it won’t be long now.”… Read full post »
The Forgotten: Native Political Prisoner, Leonard Peltier

The case of a Lakota/Anishinabe man, Leonard Peltier, is an embarrassing display of racial injustice in America. As we are promoting human rights and democracy around the world, this Native man has been falsely imprisoned since 1974. To add insult to the injured justice system, the Peltier/… Read full post »
It Whispers Cunningly

Acedia. An ancient
word used by desert monks to explain destructive pulls away from
their monotonous lives. These internal pulls and
pushes, voices if you will, told them that their lives of work,
prayer, and introspection were
meaningless.
Acedia, sloth… Read full post »
A "Green Vaccine" - Common Ground in the Immunization Debate

In the new age of Obama, let’s focus on a shared solution in the battle of mass inoculations rather than floundering with bickering and hopeless division. Pro-vaccine folks want full participation in order to/… Read full post »
The Owl Told Me (Addendum)

My grandparents lived on this property for 63 years. Nine months ago their yard light went out. Without that lonely light, on moonless nights, their property is completely black. My grandpa promised/… Read full post »
The Owl Told Me
There it was – screeching down on the car. Going 70 mph on I-94 we almost hit the largest owl I had seen in years. Its wingspan had to be nearly five feet because it’s form took up the entire windshield. The owl’s oversized head and shape was… Read full post »
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