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Lisa Macaione

Lisa Macaione
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  • Summer Sestina, 2026

    August 31, 2026 /

    On the last day of August, I attempt to write a sestina poem to capture the summer.

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  • My American Story

    July 13, 2026 /

    An old box of photographs stirs up memories of road trips throughout the U.S.

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  • The Year of the Fire Horse, or: How I Missed Last Month’s Blog Post

    March 26, 2026 /

    Sometimes a new year shows us that what we envision is not what the full story of what we need.

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  • Discord Tanka

    January 25, 2026 /

    A tanka is a Japanese form of poetry which is considered to contain 31 syllables, or five lines of 5/7/5/7/7 syllables. This poem was revised on April 10, 2026.

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  • How? A Poem for Magic

    December 19, 2025 /

    Written in gratitude for wonder.

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  • Washington D.C., Thanksgiving, and Reckoning with America’s Past and Present

    November 30, 2025 /

    The final installment of our 2025 family road trip series, and thoughts on the United States of America.

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  • From Planning to Ponies: Chincoteague Island, Virginia (Part 2)

    October 31, 2025 /

    A Letter to my daughters about our summer trip to Chincoteague, VA.

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  • From Planning to Ponies: Chincoteague Island, Virginia (Part 1)

    September 30, 2025 /

    I had always dreamed of seeing the wild ponies with my daughters--but were our plans too good to be true?

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  • Classic Beach & Boardwalk Day in Ocean City, Maryland

    August 15, 2025 /

    We kicked off our summer road trip to the east coast with some classic American nostalgia.

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  • Horse Girls

    July 24, 2025 /

    National I Love Horses Day recalls books, movies, and the gentle steeds which have been a part of my life's trail.

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Recent Blog Posts

  • Summer Sestina, 2026
  • My American Story
  • Birthdays and Anniversaries
  • Tot Ziens, April: How I Find Holland at Home
  • The Year of the Fire Horse, or: How I Missed Last Month’s Blog Post

Instagram Posts @lisamacaionewrites

Happy Halloween! And keep on traveling! 🌍 @ricksteveseurope Long fall weekend love 🌅📚✊🍻🌅 Happy Scarecrow Weekend! If you’re out enjoying the festivities, check out the St. Charles Equity and Inclusion Commission’s scarecrow on Riverside Ave. which proclaims that “All Are Welcome” in our beautiful city! The last stop of our ladies trip was to the celebrated American Club in Kohler, Wisconsin. Specifically, the Green House which is a magnificent stained-glass solarium imported from Lancashire, England, and restored on the hotel’s grounds as a coffeeshop. The resort is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and we enjoyed the picturesque courtyard, gardens, and library before taking one final, perfectly fall photo! So grateful for these phenomenal friends and our much-needed, ultimate Gilmore Girls/Five-Star Weekend retreat. Taste Buds go to Sheboygan, WI: The Malibu of the Midwest! We couldn’t have asked for better weather or prettier views for our 2026 fall trip 🌊🌅🍂🍁 Official groupies for Rock N’ Ravioli! We ordered so much food and it was all devoured so quickly I just got a pic of my delicious seafood ravioli. Everything was phenomenal. This place rocks!!! 🎸🍝🍷 Took a little solo field trip into the city to catch the de Kooning exhibition before it closes. Taking the train into Chicago, walking down Madison, and visiting the Art Institute is about as me as it gets. My bag is from when I was a member maybe as a teenager or in my early twenties? It carries my books, of course. The soul feels full today. The St. Charles History Museum’s Fall Historic House Tour has long been a dream of mine! My mom took us to so many historic house museums growing up, and we’ve gone to the Elgin historic house tour for decades. I always hoped that something like this would happen in St. Charles so I am so glad to see the @stc_history putting on such an excellent showcase of our beautiful domestic architecture! What a fun way to spend the afternoon with my friend and fellow St. Charles enthusiast @mtheresafaith, too! I recently obtained this vintage hummingbird & lotus vase secondhand (with another equally as lovely). The owner’s mother had brought it with her when she immigrated from Korea. I decided to try drying my own hydrangeas in it as a dining room centerpiece, a bit of summer inspiration all year long. I can’t stop looking at it 😍

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