Category Archives: thinking in words

Seeking Obscurity: Wandering in the Wilderness of Self-Indulgence

Posted on December 13, 2009 by randomyriad

I know why my blog stats are not numbers with lots of zeros after them; after several years I gained a daily double digit audience. I know that most people don’t have the time and mental energy to read a … Continue reading →

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Working with Wet Wood In the Wet Wood

Posted on November 23, 2009 by randomyriad

I was out in the woods behind my house, and I came across a lot of branches and roots scattered about. Everything is so wet and broken after a week of rain and wind. As I was looking at the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Walk at Dusk

Posted on November 9, 2009 by randomyriad

I walk back from the asphalt of the school playground where I picked up a piece of wood a tree thought brought down in the wind of  two nights ago. along the sidewalk home someone might mistake this branch for … Continue reading →

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A New Month / A New Novel: NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 1, 2009 by randomyriad

Two years ago, in November,  just after I started my blog, I wrote 50,000 words that almost came together as a novel. That was my first NaNoWriMo experience. It was good to find out that I was capable of putting … Continue reading →

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“Auschwitz is not only behind us.”

Posted on October 24, 2009 by randomyriad

“Auschwitz must be comprehended in the context of its historical past, be recognized when it happens in the present, and not be ruled out blindly for the future.” Gunter Grass “A Father’s Difficulties in Explaining Auschwitz to His Children” “My … Continue reading →

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