Bridget Rohde·Jul 22, 2023The Penitent MagdaleneFinding the sacred within the common, he fled at the glint of his rival’s knife w/ the prostitute he’d make a saint.
Bridget Rohde·Oct 25, 2021Inanimate ObjectsAfter driving for hours, the truck appears to have come to a stop. I am packed tightly into a huge cardboard box in the back. It is pitch…
Bridget Rohde·Sep 11, 2021September 11 ReflectionTwenty years later, my memories of September 11 are like a slideshow:
Bridget Rohde·Jul 5, 2021July 4, 2021This 4th of July, in the slice of America that I saw, We The People got back to basics. Early in the morning from southeastern Louisiana…
Bridget Rohde·Apr 22, 2021Forest BathingTo forest bathe, shinrin-yoku, I ride my bike to the old cemetery, locking it up with my helmet by the gatehouse. I begin walking…
Bridget Rohde·Mar 19, 2021Weathering the Pandemic with New Orleans Jazzman, Don VappieIn any normal year, Don Vappie, a New Orleans band leader and renowned banjo player, would have gone on tour to promote his then newly…