The Light Princess is a story about a royal family who gives birth to a baby girl who is unaffected by gravity due to a curse that is put on her by an aunt. This floating child’s only relief comes from when she swims in the lake. Poor princess is never left alone- she has
Author: borkali
I write to you from Chicago where I am waiting for my next train to NYC. On my trek I’ve already finished two books: 1) Everything Happens for a Reason and other Lies I’ve Loved by Kate Bowler and 2) Three Poems by John Ashbery. Bowler’s book caught my eye because of the appendix in the back– something about things
Yesterday, I brought the abstract migrant out to Sonoma where I visited two of my artist friends, Patrick and Gail. They gave me such a resounding affirmation about the abstract migrant, it dawned on me that as I prepare to travel for the month of July, I do not have to travel alone. So, the
Here is my abstract migrant sculpture that I am working on. Also, Teri made this wonderful origami book that I want to send to another reader this summer – I think this work of art needs to be shared with y’all! How to approach this, I’m not sure yet but am having fun looking
I picked up this book from the Woodland Public Library and have had it with me for my recent travels to British Columbia and Santa Cruz the last few weeks. My life has been in such a way that this book was the perfect escape to the Eastern part of the world, though it is
My friend Sara told me about this 1884 classic when I saw her in Berkeley some weeks ago. I had never heard of Flatland before. The story is only 100 pages long and likely is sitting at your local library should you be interested. Flatland is brings the reader into a 2 dimensional world of
I opened the morning with May POETRY and it did not disappoint – in particular the poem “A Partial History” by Ariana Reines held me and there are numerous others – it is a good one! I keep these books with me all the time. The commentary also taught me about the book Gunslinger which
This morning I was up quite early and full of delicious quiet I sipped this Russian play from 1904 in between coffee and morning hot tub soaks, also feeding dogs and tidying up. The story is a great example of the human condition- a family has owned a cherry orchard for generations and yet the
In some ways nothing has changed of course but these days sure feel heavy. How do you find peace in your worlds? Art helps me everyday.
Seasonal Reading 