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My room was pitch black when I woke up. There was so little light that I had to make my bed mostly by feel. People bemoan the dark evenings at…
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Joy Just Because is a weekly note from me to you. It also doubles as my mailing list for show and project announcements.
It's short and sweet, always free, and always written by me.
Ass over tea kettle
I am writing to you from a chaos vortex (somewhat) of my own making. In the midst of parenting two teenagers who seem to need 20% more attention and time than I ever actually have, at the exact same moment…
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It is municipal election season, folks. Big excitement, am I right?
I begrudgingly pay attention to local politics. Begrudging because I find it extremely tedious and frustrating, but paying attention nonetheless because it turns out that many important decisions get…
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There were so many reasons to love Dolly Parton, and it seemed every single person did just that. She was universally beloved, adored across cultural and ideological divides - a miracle in this day and age.
Since Dolly’s passing I…
Read more“He goes free of the earth”
“Gather round you all
the things that you love, name
their names, prepare
to lose them.”
from Song in a Year of Catastrophe by Wendell Berry
Celebrated American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic and farmer Wendell Berry has…
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