Tag Archives: Thinking in Words

Why I Write: Today’s Version

When I write for writing’s sake, I write as exploration, to see what I will say. Most of my mind, that part of my existence that thinks, is a mystery to me and writing helps me gather evidence about what … Continue reading

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Winter Meeting

Seeing all these familiar faces as if I had been away at the north pole or they were locked up and are still trapped in their job prisons and I visiting. I feel like I am visiting my life when I … Continue reading

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Antonio Gramsci, ‘I Hate New Year’s Day’

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
This text was first pub­lished in Avanti!, Turin edi­tion, from his col­umn “Sotto la Mole,” Jan­u­ary 1, 1916. Translated by Alberto Toscano for Viewpoint. ? Every morn­ing, when I wake again under the pall of the sky,…

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As I Come Upon a New Year

I have been reading through my notes and scribblings from this almost finished year and, as I have done in the past, I am editing and framing with an intent to hang them up for viewing. I am always at least … Continue reading

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65 million years away

God is 65 million years away. Looking into a telescope at earth, he sees dinosaurs. EJ Koh: from the poem “Pledge of Elegance” I don’t know exactly what she means by this but today, when I read it, my mind … Continue reading

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