Category Archives: Other peoples words

Antonio Gramsci, ‘I Hate New Year’s Day’

Posted on January 1, 2015 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
This text was first pub­lished in Avanti!, Turin edi­tion, from his col­umn “Sotto la Mole,” Jan­u­ary 1, 1916. Translated by Alberto Toscano for Viewpoint. ? Every morn­ing, when I wake again under the pall of the sky,…

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65 million years away

Posted on October 12, 2014 by randomyriad

God is 65 million years away. Looking into a telescope at earth, he sees dinosaurs. EJ Koh: from the poem “Pledge of Elegance” I don’t know exactly what she means by this but today, when I read it, my mind … Continue reading →

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We Are All Strangers, We Are All Learning to Be Human: Short Fiction by Miranda July

Posted on February 17, 2014 by randomyriad

I just finished reading “No one belongs here more than you” by Miranda July. These stories, written in a naïve style much like Richard Brautigan but with Raymond Carver’s perceptive gaze, are about the desperation and exasperation of isolated human beings, as … Continue reading →

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Stumbing Over This and Landing On That

Posted on February 2, 2014 by randomyriad

For the last year and who knows how long before I have been floundering around trying to figure out what the heck I will do with the chunk of life, I have left to live here in the wilderness of … Continue reading →

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Inspiration Means Breathing In

Posted on October 18, 2013 by randomyriad

“I don’t know about you, but my right-now life is laden with reality: bills, the 9-to-5 (necessary to pay said bills), the leaden thing that weighs on everyone at said 9-to-5 (making them mean and me mean), family, the failures … Continue reading →

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