by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 7, 2012 | Home Page
What’s all this gypsy business, anyway? “I’m channeling my inner gypsy today,” I wrote in Sunday’s post. And I thought I might provide an explanation to that phrase (which thereby provides an explanation for the name of my blog, too). At times, I feel a lack of space,...
by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 5, 2012 | Home Page
Life in Bahrain is small. Yes, because it’s a small island, but also because of the ongoing demonstrations—the showdown between the Sunni and the Shi’a. For our safety, we must stay away from the hot spots, and that—often—can mean sticking close to home and just...
by Leeana Tankersley | Jun 3, 2012 | Home Page
I believe some of you know what it’s like to feel as though you have died, and you so desperately want to come back to life. Or, you are just now getting glimpses of true living and you realize you have been sleep-walking. Here is how cummings puts it: i thank You God...
by Leeana Tankersley | May 31, 2012 | Home Page
celebrating the month of may . . . some images from bahrain to you! and don’t miss my question to you at the end. i’d love to hear your answer! life in bahrain is interesting in that always-borderline-dangerous sort of way. exhibit A. was driving behind...
by Leeana Tankersley | May 29, 2012 | Home Page
Ecclesiastes 3 has always meant something to me—its poetry, its permission to live all of life. In fact, I used the 28 “times” mentioned in Ecclesiastes 3 as the 28 chapter titles for Found Art. Using those same “times,” I created 28 writing prompts for you. These can...