by Nadia Colburn | Oct 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
The High Shelf is here!!! This is a special moment—and a bit surreal. So much work goes into making any book, and I can say this book in particular has been such a labor of love—and time. As many of you know, this book has been over a decade in the making, and it...
by Nadia Colburn | Sep 18, 2019 | Creativity, Poetry, Writing
The cover of my poetry book, The High Shelf, is an image of a painted sky with a few birds soaring in it. In the poem from which the book takes its title, I imagine a high shelf suspended in the sky without supports: Explanation of the World It was a shelf–– a high...
by Nadia Colburn | Aug 28, 2019 | Creativity, Meditation, Transitions, Writing
It’s already the end of summer! I’ve had a wonderful summer enjoying more time in the country, soaking up the sun and the woods and enjoying the water. Even when I’m mindful and trying to be present, time still speeds by, and it’s hard to keep up...
by Nadia Colburn | Jul 17, 2019 | Environment, Happiness, Social Engagement, Trump, Writing
What we value: wealth, writing, and more. I’m writing from Maine, and I’m very lucky to get to spend a lot of time outside in the summer. For most of my adult life, I’ve prioritized time over money, the leisure to appreciate over the ability to...
by Nadia Colburn | Jul 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’m just back from Vermont, where it felt like real summer: lots of swimming and cooking over the outside fire in the evening. When Simone, my 14-year-old, and I were walking on the path around our field, we looked down at our feet and noticed tiny wild...
