November 24, 2020
Gleanings
- Well, I just finished reading Pond, by Claire-Louise Bennett, and it was absolutely everything I’ve ever wanted in a book.
- Everything Will Be Okay. Also, everything absolutely won’t. Living with that understanding, that discomfort, is something I can do, but it’s incredibly hard for me.
- I love that we’re all so focused on figuring out creative ways to share, and to do the things we love, and to connect with people we love.
- Caregiving through Covid: the challenges of 2020 have presented a steep learning curve, and some days it feels like we’re all just making it up as we go along.
- I think the reason I haven’t posted in so long is because something CraAAazy happened to me between the beginning of the summer and now… I lost my need for outside validation.
- Couple that with the warmth and connection glowing from our device screens during this week’s “pop-up” (meaning somewhat spontaneously scheduled) silent book club zoom meeting and we know we’re going to make it through the swiftly descending darker days and nights.
- I opened A Writer’s Diary to see what Virginia Woolf was thinking in November, 1924
- workshops at the shelter: aka, what we write about when we write about avocados
- If it’s round and it comes on a plate, it is probably a dumpling.
- “Today is a gift. Open it up and take it for a ride.”
- What if we shared more stories, and fewer admonishments? (I’ve yet to see anyone change their mind because of an admonishment).
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