Jul
08
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
Yesterday, I was in Ottawa; then very briefly in Halifax; now I am in Glasgow. The day's been
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Amal El-Mohtar
Jun
18
Tonight: An Evening with Far-Flung Friends
Dear Friends,
I've been remiss in writing to you; I blink and a new Friday's rolled
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May
27
Florence + the May Sheen
Dear Friends,
During this month of May I had a perfect week. It was not this past week, which
has
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Apr
30
Friday Open Thread (with Finished Things)
Dear Friends,
On Monday, I paid my taxes; on Friday, I turned in the last of the grade books.
Three
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Apr
08
Friday Open Thread (with April)
Dear Friends,
Against all odds it's April, the Cruellest Month as per The Waste Land
[https://www.poetryfoundation.
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Mar
29
In Conversation with E. Lily Yu Tonight!
Dear Friends,
I've been remiss in writing on a regular schedule lately, and for this I
apologize. But
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Mar
12
Friday Open Thread (with Breaking Ice)
Dear Friends,
A few days ago I sat down to journal about February – a month I continue to
wrestle with
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Feb
26
Friday Open Thread (with Stillness)
Dear Friends,
I got 1500 words into a Long Letter for February before deciding I would wait to
finish and
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Jan
29
A Long Letter for January
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! It's been a while – but since I last wrote on New Year'
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Dec
31
New Year's Eve, 2021
Dear Friends,
I am extraordinarily sleepy. I have had a big, beautiful meal; I'm drinking a
gift; in
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