Author Archives: Llyn De Danaan

Top: Odetta at Maxine Mimms 80th birthday party, December 8, 2008 (Photo: De Danaan) Bottom: Maxine Mimms at home on Oyster Bay, 2010 (Photo: De Danaan) ODETTA and MAXINE by LLyn De Danaan Nearly three decades following the launch of … Continue reading →

What you stand for is not what you symbolize. It is possible to stand for nothing and be a powerful symbol.  The lesson of Trump   Gorgeous George During my youth, I often visited my Aunt Dorothy in McArthur, Ohio. … Continue reading →

He was back from Vietnam before Christmas that year.  A Marine. His smile was rictus-like. That is, his teeth were clenched and his jaw muscles tight, so that the smile, if that was what it was, appeared sinister.  He moved awkwardly, talked … Continue reading →

February 19, 2024 I’m a bit early with my remembering of Mother’s passing. It was 2009, March 2. In October of that year, close friends Karen James and Candace Sweet accompanied me on a road trip to New Mexico.  Mother loved … Continue reading →

February 19, 2024 Draft Photographs: Dr. Louanna Pettay (above) and Lillith in McArthur, Ohio visiting Aunt Dorothy PART I Mac Alpine ‘s Brigadoon MacTavish was a registered AKC Scottie dog, born in Beavercreek, Ohio. I had recently seen Brigadoon on … Continue reading →

The Fallen Herd No thunder and clatter,The shape of their mournful low Drifts over them. A feckless dog, Red tongue lolling, spouting drivel, Got them here. Where there is naught but bristlegrass and vetch. A shabby longing, and the dog, … Continue reading →

Llyn De Danaan Odetta at Maxine Mimms’ 80th birthday party (De Danaan) Maxine Mimms on Oyster Bay, 2010 (De Danaan) ODETTA and MAXINE      by  LLyn De Danaan “Nearly three decades following the launch of her career in folk song, in 1982 Odetta … Continue reading →