Archive - Belle Plaine's Weather Report

featuring John Prine and Serpent Mound

Apr 14 •

sometimes I just have to make a list.

Apr 7 •

service station

daydreams, co-writes and the online store

Apr 1 •

March 2024

more trash talk, Blake's new album and shows announced

Mar 26 •

November 2023

She carried a bag of her belongings on her back. A sturdy, clean pack fitted to her strong body, weight resting on her hips, not the shoulders. Legs can…

Nov 9, 2023 •

the songs I still want to write

In the songs I still want to write I tell about my misbehaving cousin who kicked out the windows in the Gouley’s brick house. It stood vacant and…

Nov 7, 2023 •

Into a large pot I fling butter. Or maybe I pour in olive oil. I turn the heat to one-third of the way and chop an onion – the first of three onions. It…

Nov 5, 2023 •

change your life

a letter to myself

Nov 3, 2023 •

I have a yearning in my heart for peace. For truth. For beauty and music. For compassion. Outside my heart, Outside my window, Outside my city and…

Nov 1, 2023 •

October 2023

dear Los Angeles

an incautious love letter

Oct 23, 2023 •

welcome to Calgary

notes from being on the move

Oct 22, 2023 •

September 2023

wish not, want not

Last month, I read a Substack from Kayti Christian about starting IVF. I don’t have a personal connection to IVF, but I have friends and loved ones who…

Sep 28, 2023 •

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