Author Archives: randomyriad

Three Random Quotes In Search of A Unifying Title

Posted on September 6, 2016 by randomyriad

I have been trying to figure out a title to fit all three quotes under that would tie them together, but could not manage it. Maybe they only fit together in my mind. Maybe they are pieces to completely different puzzles … Continue reading →

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Daniel C. Dennett: How to Criticize with Kindness

Posted on September 3, 2016 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
How to compose a successful critical commentary: You should attempt to re-express your target’s position so clearly, vividly, and fairly that your target says, “Thanks, I wish I’d thought of putting it that way.” You…

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Illustrated Poem

Posted on August 31, 2016 by randomyriad

I can only pay attention to one of these at a time: Mary Clayton’s early morning voice breaking, Or an afternoon moth spread on a screen door.

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Quiet Please! I Am Trying to Hear The Ghosts Behind The Scenery.

Posted on August 29, 2016 by randomyriad

  I have always felt that there was a dialogue going on imperceptible to my inadequate senses like voices mumbling in another room, mumbling made up of light and waves and interruptions and strings of events, as if, with a … Continue reading →

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Open Window #1

Posted on August 2, 2016 by randomyriad

  Nature is where we live.

Posted in Abstraction, Art in Nature, capturing light, House and home, My Art | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments