Open to words, forever–
Here’s a stack of a solid dozen. Not sure where I’ll start or end, but isn’t that how it goes? I’m looking forward to a Steinbeck study, potentially finishing the second half of the Neapolitan novels and learning more about the dark sides of empathy. Miriam Toews is an author I have followed and enjoy–
I had the chance to interview Joan Frank on Meraki Radio after reading most of Try to Get Lost. I had a lot of fun with reading and thinking and talking about travel– it felt like a sort of brain escape! Here’s a link to the show: LINK
The garden is giving– we overfloweth with greens. I felt compelled to give back and have added a bowl of seeds and dried bread that I’ve added to the brown study. The black study has just begun and the simplicity strikes me today. The cobwebs within the green study connect to white and the interruption
Poetry can often channel grief, pain, solidarity, and resistance in ways that everyday language can’t. Black Lives Matter: Six Poems — Discover I discovered this post on WordPress and thought it was worth sharing!
Some of you may recall that I’ve been working on a series of abstract migrants that are inspired by my color studies and the seasons. Summer came into being a year ago (almost exactly, though unplanned). Summer is part of the green study and Autumn came during the brown study. Winter showed up earlier this
Today my crew went downtown and spoke up for George Floyd. We used chalk, lit candles and read Allen Ginsberg’s “America” for the world to hear. RIP George Floyd. LINK TO VIDEO Update – Today we went back to see the mural and the candle we left was still lit, and several more candles have
Last night we had fun making naleśniki – Polish pancakes. We had two fillings– one is a white cheese (farmer’s cheese-like, though saltier) with onions and chives, the other is beef and tomato. You roll them up and fry them– super delicious. Of course, I had to throw in a salad 🙂 I can think
Seasonal Reading 