Bird Seeds

The Cringes & Gifts of Revisiting a First Novel

"A warm, swift wind that sweeps away the haze of everyday life to offer a startlingly clear view of that greatest mystery, the human heart."*

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February 2026

Dispossession

Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it. – Ursula K. Le Guin

Feb 2 • Lee Doyle

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January 2026

In the land of pagan gods, miniature fables and sleepy brown water

To read Claire Keegan’s stories is to hear them with your entire body, and perhaps even your soul.

Jan 1 • Lee Doyle

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December 2025

The Ways We All Fall Down

Aging is the process of dying, and few of us want to look at that in the mirror.

Dec 1, 2025 • Lee Doyle

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October 2025

Shame, Raw Art & Healing in Real Time

In my early thirties, I dreamed I was an artist on trial for a crime I did not remember committing.

Oct 28, 2025 • Lee Doyle

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September 2025

My Salinas Valley

There is always target practice waiting for me and a train that keeps coming. But I have my Gabilan mountains. I have the sweet-butter smell of…

Sep 27, 2025 • Lee Doyle

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August 2025

Wandering & Wondering

Wabi-sabi refers to the beauty of things that are fading, deteriorating, or transforming. This painter and photographer meanders far and wide to capture…

Aug 25, 2025 • Lee Doyle

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Unfathomable

You know the story. We all saw Dr. Fauci take center stage for a time, speaking truth and science. Maybe, like me, you had hoped the President could set…

Aug 7, 2025 • Lee Doyle

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An Erasure

My response to "Six Months of Keeping America Safe Under President Trump and Secretary Noem," a press release issued on July 20, 2025.

Aug 3, 2025 • Lee Doyle

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July 2025

Signs of Sporadic Activism

I shared my disobedience with the class. A fellow student said I seemed different, implying my first political action had been transformative. I wanted…

Jul 1, 2025 • Lee Doyle

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June 2025

Trust in Trees

If we look around and inside ourselves, we can find truth, and therefore things we can trust, embedded in the structures of nature.

Jun 2, 2025 • Lee Doyle

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May 2025

Beware of Giant Beetles

When you tell the dog, “This place ain’t for sissies,” he looks at you with those sweet eyes that say, “No shit, Sherlock.”

May 6, 2025 • Lee Doyle

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