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Books galore!

by Jacqueline on February 9, 2009

On a quick weekend trip to Washington D.C., none of my destinations were for The Typical Tourist. Sometimes tourist things are fun, possibly necessary, but this time, I perfectly enjoyed the Eastern Market. Think open-air, indoor and outdoor, row after row of fish, meat, nuts, vegetables, fruit, art, jewelry, scarves, and vintage dishes vendors.
I could […]

From “Miracles”

by Lindsey Charlton on January 31, 2009

“Why, who makes much of a miracle?
As to me, I know of nothing else but miracles,
Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,
Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky,
Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge of the water,
Or stand under the trees in the woods,
Or talk […]

A word for you

by Jacqueline on January 31, 2009

I want to cover a wall in words: painted, hand-written, and typed words. Not in my words, for words are never mine, but with the words that have sprung forth from the shedding ink in my hand. These things do not originate from me: nothing begins or ends with me.

A conversation.

by Jacqueline on January 15, 2009

“Tell me, Rabbit, how did you get so dirty?”
“I didn’t, Mother. The dirt got me.”
“Don’t get smart with me.”
“Would you rather I get dumb? I told you. The dirt got me. I was just scampering about, Mother. The dirt found me.”
“So you didn’t intentionally go find the dirt?”
“Mother, I plead with you. Just live. The […]

How to Find Happiness When Times Are Hard

by Lindsey Charlton on December 28, 2008

Sometimes even the best-laid plans go wrong. It could be something as simple as a dinner date being canceled, an illness right before a party, a job opportunity that falls through. And especially at Christmastime, we expect everything to fall into place and be happy and cheerful and joyous, because it should be, because that’s […]

I Won’t Promise You the Moon

by Lindsey Charlton on December 19, 2008

“You want the moon? Just say the word, and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey, that’s a pretty good idea. I’ll give you the moon.”
– It’s a Wonderful Life
There’s something in human nature that wants reassurance and certainty. Otherwise, we wouldn’t make promises. How often do you make someone a […]

Calm

by Jacqueline on December 8, 2008

No matter where I am in the world, when I sit down to a cup of coffee, I am home. The ritual in brewing a pot of coffee soothes the most restless days; the sense of normalcy brings a calm aura to any atmosphere.

Sitting down to coffee with a friend, or […]

From words to images

by Anatole Upart on November 19, 2008

For one whole week I carried the articles in the bag, trying out the usual locations to read them in perceived comfort of cozy familiarity: my home, “my” café in Lincoln Square, “my” café in Evanston, my very own art studio. The articles remained unread, a burden I eventually brought to April’s apartment…
The way I […]

The Internet: A Dark Alley

by Lindsey Charlton on October 23, 2008

Situation:
I wanted to write a post about a newspaper article that I saw today. I think it was going to be a pretty good post, maybe even witty. But in order to even search for the article, I had to make a user name and password at the newspaper’s site. Well, I don’t know if […]

What Is Real?

by Lindsey Charlton on October 10, 2008

“What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by
side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. “Does
it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?”
“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that
happens to you. When a child […]

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