by Michelle Tocher | Jun 4, 2020
On the first day of the first year of the new decade, I had a dream. I am walking through the grass in a garden. I look down and see a tiny feminine figure curled up in the midst of the green shoots. She has a blond bob with bangs and she’s a little bit plump. I think...
by Michelle Tocher | May 4, 2020
Over the years, I have been fascinated by Richard Kennedy’s modern fairy tale, The Dark Princess. It’s a story about a princess whose light is so bright that she blinds anyone who looks at her directly. She is utterly alone in the world until she meets a...
by Michelle Tocher | Apr 18, 2020
I’ve been having a recurring image of us sailing away from the harbor of the world as we knew it. Some of us are reaching back, wondering how to recover the security we had before. Others are groping in the fog to find hopeful possibilities. Then there are the...
by Michelle Tocher | Mar 23, 2020
Oh my dear friends, what a crazy time we’re living in. It’s so full of contradictions! As we distance ourselves from one another we’re also coming home. As the pandemic threatens our airflow, the atmosphere is clearing. Birds can hear one another...
by Michelle Tocher | Mar 10, 2020
WonderLit is on the move! We’re in the process of moving the site to a new platform, which is going to mean better access for everyone, and potentially, some new WonderLit courses that you can take at your own pace. One of the courses I’ve been wanting to...
