FINALLY, A POEM FOR THOSE OF US (ME) WHO FORGET 90% OF WHAT WE READ. Forgetfulness, by Billy Collins. The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the …
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Forgetfulness
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everything is real
One of my favorite things about the internet: if you dream it, it is there, no matter how absurd. Example: the other day at work, I doodled a wedding dress covered in donuts, like you …
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they are not you
Of the 900 things that makes writing truthful characters tricky, here is one: when writing, you tend to put yourself in the character’s shoes / heels / boots. What would I do if I discovered …
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INT. BRAIN
My creative thoughts always feel slightly disconnected from earth. I try and bring them down, make them real, but I can’t really gather them. I try and touch them but they’re made of bounce or …
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I live on the land
Hi, I live in America. Chances are, you do too. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? It’s rare that we see what this truly means. We are so blessed and so American that we don’t fully grasp …
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there is no tragedy without hope
Today, on Louis C.K. for president — I’m listening to his latest interview on the Marc Maron podcast, and he reminded me that these masks that adorn the walls of high school auditoriums and the …
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on selecting a wedding band
Start simply, with your basic preferences. Gold or silver? Thin or thick? Diamonds or solid band? Lastly, what compliments your engagement ring, if you plan to wear it every day? Once you have narrowed it …
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Silentum
I dream about the ten days I was in Russia a lot. My dreams are 30% high school parking lot, 30% plummeting airplane, 30% Moscow, 10% Target from hell. Last night, I was wandering through …
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Back, from the Future
Not that I believe in time travel / parallel universes / time is a line that can be wrinkled and jumped across theories, but I’m FAIRLY CERTAIN that I was just visited by myself from …
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a thousand words
There is all of the bad press that North Carolina is getting right now, there are vitriolic Facebook posts, and then nationally, and even globally, there is racial tension and people falling off cruiseships and …