Category Archives: thinking in words

A Stoop is Close to a Fall

Posted on July 1, 2008 by randomyriad

I She was not his hawk None but her own And preyed upon herself With talons shredding No soft hands or arms but wings spreading in down swirling push could not pull her free To bend the air Under her … Continue reading →

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Art in Nature/ Andy Goldsworthy

Posted on June 26, 2008 by randomyriad

I remember days losing myself in arranging rocks and driftwood on a beach, or weaving with plant stems, building river stone dams just to see what the materials and space and my body could make. Just to truly be in … Continue reading →

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Time vs Money or a Summer without Elephants

Posted on May 24, 2008 by randomyriad

Here I am on the verge of another unemployed summer. I am making plans in my head on what to do with this time, if I am, as usual, unable to find a job. They have not coalesced into any … Continue reading →

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Relocating the Mess or Have You Seen the Toaster, Dear?

Posted on May 13, 2008 by randomyriad

I’ve been moving for the last 3 weeks, which everyone knows is about as good for any sort of daily activity as explosives are for renovation, unless you want to just chuck it all and start over. Well that thought … Continue reading →

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Three Quotes and Little Bit Of My Life

Posted on April 14, 2008 by randomyriad

“This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have to observe myself too; if none observe me, I have to observe myself all the closer.” —Franz Kafka, 11/7/1921 “The flow of talk goes forward. … Continue reading →

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