by Debra Darvick | May 26, 2013 | Maps, Musings, Read the Spirit, Seasons
We saw quite a few of these amiable self-hugging trees as we hiked the trails in Sedona a few months back. The first words that sprang to mind when I saw this particular one was a public service bumper sticker from the 1970’s asking, “Have you hugged...
by Debra Darvick | May 19, 2013 | Musings, Read the Spirit, Writing Life
Reading in the New York Times Magazine how Burt Bacharach breaks through his writer’s block got me thinking about how I dealt with this affliction some years ago. I was working on a novel at a three-week residency at the Ragdale Foundation and was positively...
by Debra Darvick | May 10, 2013 | Maps, Musings, Seasons
The Jim Thompson trail in Sedona, Arizona is a four-mile round trip hike offering up breathtaking views from vantage points of 4800 feet. Oak Creek’s first settler, Jim Thompson, built the road in order to bring produce from his Oak Creek farm to the residents...
by Debra Darvick | May 5, 2013 | Musings, Read the Spirit
WELCOME to my online home, where I look forward to sharing stories with you. If you’re just discovering my stories, let me introduce myself: I’m Debra Darvick and you can discover a lot more about my work by clicking on the cover, at right, of my newly...
by Debra Darvick | May 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
ROUNDING the bend along a trail, a small hedgehog cactus in full bloom stopped me in my tracks. A petaled constellation of blossoms, concentric circles of crimson, orange and lemony yellow orbited a center of pink and green. In a flash of wonder, it hit me: five...
