Solace in a Book

Spring, taxes, and news (Boyle and Aguero)

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April 15 is the day to file your taxes in the US.  Every year I vow to be more prepared so I am not looking for documents at the last minute or having to make a run to the accountant. But guess what? I never change and I am always somewhat frantic. The same with spring. Each year I pray for it, invoke it, ask that I be delivered from winter, and every time it arrives, I am somehow not quite ready for it.  I grumble a bit being awakened from that long winter’s nap. SISMW … [Read more...]

Guest Post: Bonnie J. Toomey, “Mother of You”

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Mother of You   I am the goddess of lasagna, says my son. I think about this as I layer the marinara and ricotta over sheets of noodle, hopeful I’m able to live up to his praise.   I don’t know what makes me look up, peripheral vision, perhaps some womb-like instinct, the pull between two places in proximity - But the forms are there in the open, white-chested dancers, tawny, sloping necks, intent on food.   I leave … [Read more...]

News from Glimpse of Solace artists (Cleary, Coudal, Nance, Buckland) and a call for submissions

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April showers today; I love the rumble. Here are some updates about the artists whose work has been featured on Glimpse of Solace Daniel Cleary is going to have a show "In Exhibition: Daniel Cleary, new and selected paintings" starting tomorrow April 10  at the Uptown Arts Center, 941 W. Lawrence. Brendan Coudal continues to be inspired by his cats Max and Phoebe . But he also has a number of new projects. Check out all Brendan’s visual art at his website. One … [Read more...]

News and nifty

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"Keep your sunny side up, up!" ("Hide the side that gets blue"). I write this to myself as well as to you. No whining. I’ve been watching Foyle’s War on Netflix and really enjoying it. It very rarely hits the wrong note; I’ve watched two seasons and only had some quibbles with the series. It’s been making me think of the sacrifices made at that time (1940s), wondering whether modern society could soldier on so. Here’s news I know. First off, big congrats to Ellen Bass … [Read more...]