by Darcy Wiley | May 19, 2014 | Pencils & Pens
The first time I opened Gift from the Sea, I was pedaling barefoot on the exercise bike in the basement. It’s the story of this stage of my life, I’m circling my legs around in full stride only to realize I’m a hamster in a wheel. I stopped pedaling...
by Darcy Wiley | Nov 7, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Pocket Change, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}
This past summer, Austin Chapman clicked up the volume on a song he’d never heard. When the sound of angelic descants whirled into his ears from a recording of Mozart’s Lacrimosa, the young man wept. It wasn’t just the first time he’d heard this piece of music, it was...
by Darcy Wiley | Jun 27, 2012 | Fresh-Cut Flowers, Pencils & Pens, Pocket Change
I nestle into my quiet spot on the balcony. My book and pencil are invited, as usual. Graphite settles into grooves in the margins of bound paper, all these pages made from former branches cut from the trunk and given new purpose. Skinny trees along my property line...
by Darcy Wiley | May 24, 2012 | Gift from the Sea ~ Summer Book Club 2012, Self-Care
In my ideal closet, everything has a place: short sleeves on one rod, long sleeves on another, dresses and skirts on another. Belts and strings are tied up at the waist, never dangling. Sleeves are smoothed out. Hangers are equidistant. Each rod is an array of color...