Vella Archives - https://rachmcmahon.com/tag/vella/ Sat, 27 Jan 2024 16:26:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/rachmcmahon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MG_8149b-scaled.jpg?fit=32%2C21&ssl=1 Vella Archives - https://rachmcmahon.com/tag/vella/ 32 32 209521612 Chaos https://rachmcmahon.com/chaos/ https://rachmcmahon.com/chaos/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2024 16:26:55 +0000 https://rachmcmahon.com/?p=7860 I happened upon a little boy, sitting on the ground beside a hole filled with baby snakes. He was stirring it with a stick, watching them writhe. When he noticed me, he accidentally flicked the stick. Out popped one baby snake, which slithered away. Dozens remained inside, but his eyes followed the escaped one, andContinue reading "Chaos"

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]]> https://rachmcmahon.com/chaos/feed/ 2 7860 A Time for Everything https://rachmcmahon.com/a-time-for-everything/ https://rachmcmahon.com/a-time-for-everything/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:11:15 +0000 https://rachmcmahon.com/?p=7724 No Time Like the Present? Or no time BUT the present? I live in a constant state of frantic hurry, chasing moving targets, burning myself out. I take pictures so I can look back, forgetting to look around in the moment. I nearly did that today, even after my son counseled me last night toContinue reading "A Time for Everything"

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]]> https://rachmcmahon.com/a-time-for-everything/feed/ 2 7724 Summer, According to Sam https://rachmcmahon.com/summer-according-to-sam/ https://rachmcmahon.com/summer-according-to-sam/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:03:07 +0000 https://rachmcmahon.com/?p=7566 As promised to my readers at Kindle Vella, here are some pictures from my recent visit to the location that inspired the book. First Peeks Before reaching Sam’s neighborhood, you pass what used to be a peanut field. No crops today, and part of it has now been sectioned off with little flags, which makesContinue reading "Summer, According to Sam"

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