Amal El-Mohtar

Amal El-Mohtar

Nov
06

Friday Open Thread (with Birds)

Dear Friends, A brief question today: do you have an especially beloved, especially admired, especially associated-with kind of bird? I
Nov
03

Poem for a November Evening

My husband’s been making himself a good audio rig in the new place, and we’ve been experimenting with
Oct
30

Friday Open Thread (with October's end)

Dear Friends, This whole month I’ve been taking stock of what October means to me — how bright are its
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Oct
23

Friday Open Thread (with autumn & take-out)

Dear Friends! My apologies for missing the last couple of Fridays — moving is a thing, and so is teaching, and
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Oct
02

Friday Open Thread (with moving)

Dear Friends, I’ve scheduled this thread for 11:00 AM on Friday, when we’ll be moving. Picture me
Sep
30

Odd objects, free to a loving home

Cleaning out nooks and crannies as we pack, I have come upon a couple of Odd Objects of Definitive Style
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Sep
30

Moving, Just Keep Moving

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Sep
25

Friday Open Thread (with returning to books)

Dear Friends, I’m teaching a course this term called Fantasy, Myth, and Language, and I’m enjoying it so
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Sep
18

Friday Open Thread (with fire)

Dear ones, This week I initiated a month-long Twitter hiatus, and I’ve been feeling the benefit of it. It’
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Sep
11

Friday Open Thread (with messes)

Dear Friends, There are, I think, several species of the genus mess. There’s the mess that accrues from inertia;
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