Category Archives: Other peoples words

A Machine for Making Falsehoods

Posted on February 14, 2023 by randomyriad

The difficulties of being honest and being truly known Quotes from Under the Net by Iris Murdoch “I hate solitude, but I’m afraid of intimacy. The substance of my life is a private conversation with myself which to turn into … Continue reading →

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Ring Like a Bell in the Darkness

Posted on January 19, 2023 by randomyriad

“Grief is its own thing. It’s not like it’s in me and I’m going to deal with it. It’s a thing, and you have to be okay with its presence. If you try to ignore it, it will be like … Continue reading →

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2023 Graphic Journal Page #2: Jan. 9- Jan. 15

Posted on January 16, 2023 by randomyriad

The Stars Speak Only in Silence

Posted in Abstraction, All part of the process, Being Human, change, discovery and recovery, doodles, Drawing, Fools Journey, Loss and Leaving, mindworks, My Art, my life, Other peoples words, paying attention, philosophy, Self-Experiments, Works in Progress | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Memory and Music: Songs Sung from Shadows

Posted on January 4, 2023 by randomyriad
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Music Is An Act of Grace and Balance

Posted on December 28, 2022 by randomyriad

Though There Are Torturers Though there are torturers in the worldThere are also musicians.Though, at this moment,Men are screaming in prisons,There are jazzmen raising stormsOf sensuous celebration,And orchestras releasingGlories of the Spirit. Though the image of GodIs everywhere defiled,A man … Continue reading →

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