Category Archives: paying attention

Work in Progress #2: Title Search and a Dream of Circles

Posted on November 2, 2012 by randomyriad

I have been thinking about a title for this piece of writing. The only one I can come up with at this point that sums up the feeling I have for what my life is now: “Work in Progress.” For … Continue reading →

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Not Exactly NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 1, 2012 by randomyriad

Every November for the last 5 years I have attempted to write a novel. I have succeeded once. I am still struggling to put this cumbersome piece of fiction into some kind of publishable order. I sat down in front … Continue reading →

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A Little Distance and a Lot of Focus = A Bit of Light and Hope

Posted on September 15, 2012 by randomyriad

It’s easy to talk about bad years if they are past.  But when you have to say who you are right at this very moment, it’s hard to get more out than an uneasy silence.    Herta Muller from the … Continue reading →

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Thinking Through the Noise

Posted on June 17, 2012 by randomyriad

I was just thinking, that life gives us opportunities to respond to it. Technology can help us, but it cannot provide the inspiration for our moment to moment existence. We must each as individuals find ways to respond to each … Continue reading →

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Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror

Posted on February 26, 2012 by randomyriad

Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror by Parmigianino John Ashbery studied this picture and wrote his thoughts into a poetic meditation on art and life as an explorer of human experience in the the world. The poem is easily as fascinating … Continue reading →

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