Springing into Open Arts
I was recommended this book by a teenager and am glad I dove in. It’s a gentle read with lots to learn about Oakland, crime, punishment, LGBTQIA+ and everything in between those two domains. A coupla teenagers aboard the 57 bus in Oakland– going to a fro their lives — one lights the other’s skirt
This article struck me: https://sojo.net/articles/adhd-showed-me-i-wasnt-spiritual-failure I hope you all are doing ok out there ❤
I really enjoyed this article and thought I should share here: https://www.noemamag.com/a-country-shaped-by-poetry/
I thoroughly enjoyed The Woman in Me by Britney Spears. I acquired this from the Woodland Public Library– the queue was very long! I think I was something like the 349th person in line to read this book. It was worth the wait. Reading this book felt like Britney was my gal pal for about
I’m starting this book and looking forward to it! Here are the two alternate covers and a cool timeline of the stories and foods.
Well friends, working on a Sunday sucks and yet, we find our joys. Today I’m working on course development for a class I’m actively teaching, which makes me extra anxious. I’ve been trying to pull out a lesson about nootropics — brain enhancing plants — the last several weeks. Today there was a breakthrough. I
Another exceptional conversation with Helena de Groot. Well worth the listen. I especially loved the finish. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/161734/the-utopian-business
Osborne is new to me– I was recommended to read The Forgiven but started with his most recent novel On Java Road instead. It is his newest book — I borrowed it from the library and am better for reading it. Based on Hong Kong, during the heavy protests about independence, this book kept me
Naomi Klein, scholar and prominent climate activist, published a new book, Doppelganger; I highly recommend it. It is the story of her journey into the “mirror world,” a world akin to Jung’s shadow side. It began when she realized that she was being confused online with Naomi Wolf, also an activist—but a climate crisis denier
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