Category Archives: Other peoples words

Three Quotes: Art, Music, and Modern Culture

Posted on December 5, 2010 by randomyriad

“The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” – Frida Kahlo This is what I aspire to in art and music, my ideal. … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #29: Dream Images

Posted on October 29, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 16 III Dreamtime Illustrations Random straightened the papers and folded the file on his lap. He  looked up at the others, who sat in silence around the room. “I like the story of the Princess. She used creativity and … Continue reading →

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River of Dreams #6: Rockers, Angels, and A Black Bird

Posted on October 5, 2010 by randomyriad

Chapter 4 Continued more Behind the Red Door They mixed gin and tonics after they had gone for pizza down the street. Lin had asked about pizza, and Steve said, “You have to have pizza to understand what America is … Continue reading →

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Two Poems by Bukowski: Words for the Long Journey

Posted on September 18, 2010 by randomyriad

Our family is graduating my youngest son from High School as a home schooler (where did those years go?), and I was trying to find words to say that fit what I wanted to tell him about going out in … Continue reading →

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Storytellers Inside the Story: Cormac McCarthy’s “The Crossing”

Posted on September 18, 2010 by randomyriad

I have been listening to a fine reading (by Alexander Adams) of Cormac McCarthy‘s  “The Crossing.” In it the Author uses different voices to comment on the nature of storytelling, good and evil, life and death, the value of art … Continue reading →

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