More quarantine musings. Yesterday I went out for another walk. It felt good to move, although the snow makes it difficult to get past people. A woman went by, talking on her phone. She let out a long breath as she passed. Sometimes I think about the molecules of scent. If I can smell someone, … Continue reading what is love
Stromboli
Stromboli This is why you don’t read the preface, or worse, the introduction, first. It’s useful if you’re a student trying to grasp on immediately to what the conventional wisdom is about something, trying to pass a course. Dig in to what they expect you to know. On one level, so sensible. But for making … Continue reading Stromboli
Pandemic Playlist 1
Well. I just read an article. I wasn't even looking for the news. And there it was. 10 percent positive rate, 17 percent only a few blocks from me. Meanwhile, all the businesses are desperate. I want to help - but I don't want to see anyone, do anything. Maybe this is the final stretch. … Continue reading Pandemic Playlist 1
Sunday Morning
I woke up this morning intending to write something. It was quiet, and the sun was bright and low in the sky. Early morning, with blue skies and quiet. Yesterday, someone moved in to this floor of the apartment building. Four hours of the door squeaking open, then banging shut. Then squeaking open, and shutting … Continue reading Sunday Morning
Hope and Despondency
Today has not been a good day. Yesterday was not great either. Or the day before. In truth, this whole week has been surreal. Can the largest democracy in the West be crumbling? Once that notion was unthinkable. Now it seems it is terrifyingly possible. As Napoleon found out, winter should be about hibernation, not … Continue reading Hope and Despondency
The last day of 2020
Looking back Not sure that there is much more to say. Especially now, it feels like everyone has grappled for some new take on everything – some visionary look at all that has happened, or some clever tweet. How to turn a year of extremes and emotions into some secondary school genre exercise – do … Continue reading The last day of 2020
Holidays – December 27, 2020
This can all be blamed on a yoga pose designed to release emotions and break the dam holding everything back. I am eating my first mince pie of the season along with a very cheeky morning glass of Beaujolais. Tuer le ver! Mince pies actually taste better than I remember. I’ve always had a keen … Continue reading Holidays – December 27, 2020
Rainbow Laces
Rainbow Laces This morning I was happy to see prominent football players, captains, wearing the rainbow armband and speaking out for LGBTQ+ rights. How far we’ve come, I thought, even now when the shadow of xenophobia and fascism is ever-present. They aren’t ashamed to speak out. Things can change. However, while there was an interview … Continue reading Rainbow Laces
Touch Memory
Gabriel and Jabier. What they can never tell anyone. What they can only tell each other. Discover their story. The new book by Alice Severin At this level, they have an image to maintain. Fans to please, managers to placate, owners and sponsors to convince. For some, it’s the perks that come with the new … Continue reading Touch Memory
Giving thanks in a thankless time
thanksgiving thoughts
