Kristina Stykos Kristina Stykos

Digging Out

The town plow decided not to plow to my house today, but close to it, which was no cigar…

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Cold Brook

Sometimes you have to play out a hunch…

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Border Crossing

Leaving Jeff's, I didn't know where I was going but I decided to continue along the dirt road bordering his property, because I'd seen a car coming out of it, which meant it was passable, probably…

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Pool Game

The claws of winter are still about, cruel to some, kinder to others…

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Forest Portal

What's left of the snow cleaves to my heart, as if its melting is some remnant of my own dissolution…

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Cat Stop

We stop at the old farmhouse to feed the cat, stepping gingerly over the threshold as if entering a museum called "home"…

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Cold Swap

"Can you tell me what was wrong with it?" he said, and it was a reasonable question…

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Colby Hill

We came to the dead end of the road, where a slight pull off allowed us to park…

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Lawn Chairs

And so it was, that the cold, fall rains began to come in earnest, plastering their slick, icy drops, onto summer's favorite outdoor seating…

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Close Encounters

My friend and I have a kind of obsession for off road exploring, but the post office can also be a place of adventure…

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Reversal

"I'm pretty sure this is not on their property," I said, hustling us along the woods road, one eye shifting towards the shuttered house on the hill, curtains drawn, blinds down…

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Big Wind

The afternoon was crystal blue, draped in stillness, not a breath of wind…

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The Winch

It had been snowing through the night, & wind shook the house all into the next day…

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Good Enough

Just another day in January, and I’ve got a lot on my agenda …

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Showing Up

I've always thought of it as one of my jobs, and I've had many, to support & guide people towards their own creative process…

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Bing

We do Christmas differently every year, & the more honesty comes forward as to how we feel, the better we fit with the holiday…

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Snow Gardening

My footing uncertain, I round the back of the barn, up one steep slope of crusted snow, aiming for patches of dirt, already cognizant that coming back down will be harder…

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Trees For Sale

The one lane road used to go thru to the North Branch road, but mostly now it just goes to the Sinclair family Christmas tree farm…

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The Ritz

Strange things happen on your birthday, so you have to stay supple…

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