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Author Archives: Devon Riley

To be revealed

After Alexis Pauline Gumbs, who writes beautiful reflective poems connecting to elements, ancestors, childhood, and more than human family on her website and on instagram. I find a lot of photos, deep in the front closet, that turn my stomach a bit. That tender one, me, already trying to be … I find others where IContinue reading “To be revealed”

Posted byDevon RileyDecember 26, 2020December 27, 2020Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on To be revealed

Parenting Practice 2

Begin in a moment when you feel relaxed and at ease in your body. While sitting in a comfortable chair, holding the baby. While the kids are breathing in their sleep and you have given yourself permission to rest. While reading a book to an interested, relaxed child. While on a walk, watching a toddlerContinue reading “Parenting Practice 2”

Posted byDevon RileyDecember 19, 2020Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Parenting Practice 2

equinox walk

Posted byDevon RileyDecember 5, 2020Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on equinox walk

Prenatal support COVID style

Posted byDevon RileyDecember 4, 2020Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Prenatal support COVID style

Parenting practice

Here is a practice: Observe your child enter the room Say nothing Consider yourself at your child’s age Say nothing still (If they ask you a question or request something, respond minimally, just enough – you might have to put off the practice for later – there will be many chances, believe) Feel the backContinue reading “Parenting practice”

Posted byDevon RileyNovember 28, 2020Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Parenting practice

A Day of Mourning

11.26 A Day of Mourning I want to sit down and grieve Sit in the snow Feel the cold settling of  Futures cut off Back, front, inside, below The cat cowers beneath  A threat he feels, we cannot see Less confident, less relaxed He found out about the world Yet we call him crazy? WeContinue reading “A Day of Mourning”

Posted byDevon RileyNovember 27, 2020Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on A Day of Mourning

Grief and Grounding

I’ve let so much fall away.  Have you? I don’t think there will ever be an end to the grief. Which feels like a relief –  You know? I can step into the stream, anytime I need. I took an online class Maceo said  If the only thing we can do with  Agency is  Collapse, Continue reading “Grief and Grounding”

Posted byDevon RileyNovember 17, 2020November 17, 2020Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on Grief and Grounding

Healing the learning

When I wrote my most recent newsletter back in June, I said that I would make a list of de-colonial, anti-racist, collective liberation resources available on my website. Then I didn’t do it. That I still didn’t do it when I finally sent the newsletter, months later, let me know that that promise had beenContinue reading “Healing the learning”

Posted byDevon RileyOctober 30, 2020Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Healing the learning

Graduation Film

Posted byDevon RileyOctober 13, 2020October 14, 2020Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Graduation Film

7.30

The last few days, Clara has woken me with the snakey touch of her cold naked body. In this heat, she and Jeff are sleeping downstairs on the couch and thai mat, respectively. Today we played a familiar game (The seed and the gardener … I carefully bury her curled form in pillows, wishing sweetContinue reading “7.30”

Posted byDevon RileyAugust 6, 2020October 14, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:"school", receivedwisdomLeave a comment on 7.30

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