April 21, 2020
Gleanings
- My tiny problems are nothing compared to everything else right now. But they’re our stories. If we can be brave enough to listen, rewrite them (which we’re all going to have to do) and then share them—that’s hope!
- This will probably be the last time I read The Order of the Phoenix aloud.
- Hey, just realized my recipe for a writing day is kind of like my recipe for sourdough!
- Feel free to get completely carried away. Make a mess.
- I won’t wait 25 years to finish the candles. I can’t. The box is on the floor in the way.
- Finally, believing it must be true, what they say, about Fred and Ginger movies cheering people up in the Great Depression, because we saw them dancing “Cheek to Cheek” on TCM yesterday
- And now we’re at the point in April where, because we’re isolating and distancing, I’m more aware of ghosts.
- Lately I prefer Grimms’ fairy tales to the news headlines. Yet I definitely prefer the news headlines to the garbage being spread, fertilized, and growing on social media.
- I miss everyone so much and if I think about it for too long the sadness is overwhelming.
- “Open up. Keep trying.”
- Another life-saving thing has been to – quite late in life, I feel – begin to consciously and deliberately seek out fellow readers and connect with them.
- The novella seems such a perfect form to hold certain things I want to do with language and with the possibilities of story.’
- You might think it’s just sweet advice I’m handing out, but this goddamned practice is saving my life.
- The reason I re-read this book, is the same reason I re-read a lot of books on trees and nature generally… because of learning how to be on this planet.
- All I’m saying is that when Rosner talks about chicken, I find good reason to tune in.
Another treasure trove of gleanings. Thanks for including me among some of these creative and talented minds.
Oh thank you for including me!