Poetry: Good Bones by Maggie Smith Art Brut: Henry Darger’s Untitled Photo credit: artspace.com Quote: “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.” – T.S. Eliot 50 States, 100 Weeks: Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam, CT. Photo credit: johnsoncitypress.com Song: Axl Rose by Art Brut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnLRZVsX9-0
Month: December 2019
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My face felt claustrophobic all day today. It started when my daughter and youngest son were halfway to Burlington, VT., where we were meeting my oldest son and a close friend of his for a birthday breakfast. Around mile marker 90 on Interstate 89 South, I was terribly aware of the beard growing on my …
Care Package for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019
Poetry: Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye Art Brut: Mary Tillman Smith’s Untitled Photo credit: christianberst.com Quote: “It is amazing how a new child can refocus one’s direction seconds after its birth.” – David Bowie 50 States, 100 Weeks: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, CT. Photo credit: theshopsatyale.com Song: Modern …
12 Days of Christmas Care Package for Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019
Poetry: Noel by Anne Porter Sci-Fi Christmas Art: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Photo credit: latimes.com Quote: “A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” – Benjamin Franklin Christmas Travel: North Pole, Alaska Photo credit: alaska.org Holiday Mix Tape: This Christmas by Donny Hathaway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oswkllz_Lvs
Care Package for Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019
Poetry: The Coming of Light by Mark Strand Art Brut: Thornton Dial’s Top of the Line Photo credit: theculturetrip.com Quote: “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” – William Faulkner 50 States, 100 Weeks: Holy Land, U.S.A., Waterbury, CT Photo credit: courant.com Song: Formed a Band …