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Jerry Windley-Daoust

What I Hear When I Go Birding by Ear

Despite low vision, I spent my teens birdwatching. What was I really looking for?

Jun 9, 2022

What I Hear When I Go Birding by Ear

Jun 9, 2022

I Once Walked Around the House Upside-Down

A poem based on actual events

May 13, 2022

I Once Walked Around the House Upside-Down

May 13, 2022

Looking for Mariwood

Maybe the past isn’t as lost to us as we think.

May 11, 2022

Looking for Mariwood

May 11, 2022

The World Needs More Hypocrites (Starting with You)

If you stand up for what matters, you might be called a hypocrite. Stand up anyway.

May 10, 2022

The World Needs More Hypocrites (Starting with You)

May 10, 2022

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Is There a Job Title for What I Do?

The Rule of St. Benedict challenges us to rethink the way we value the work of our days.

May 2, 2022

Is There a Job Title for What I Do?

May 2, 2022

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Maybe Washing Dishes Was the Most Important Work We Did

The state can give material help, but only personal relationships can supply the most basic human need.

Apr 28, 2022

Maybe Washing Dishes Was the Most Important Work We Did

Apr 28, 2022

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A Resurrection Worth Singing About, Even in the Storm

In the face of war, abuse, and sad throwing-up children, I believe in its happy ending

Apr 20, 2022

A Resurrection Worth Singing About, Even in the Storm

Apr 20, 2022

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Why I Whistle

Maybe it’s an act of defiance, or maybe it’s just fun to ornament the air

Apr 7, 2022

Why I Whistle

Apr 7, 2022

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The Catholic Worker Is a Fool

…as you will undoubtedly be told when you have The Conversation with friends and family

Mar 16, 2022

The Catholic Worker Is a Fool

Mar 16, 2022

If the Blackbird Can Sing in the Dead of Winter

A poem

Jun 6, 2021

If the Blackbird Can Sing in the Dead of Winter

Jun 6, 2021

Jerry Windley-Daoust

Jerry Windley-Daoust

Exploring the good, true, and beautiful in poems, stories, essays, and books. Let’s keep in touch! Get my bio + social and email feeds at windhovering.com.

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