listening

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things I thought about writing: on being alone whatever the funk this season is what Sarah Kay is teaching me failing.  accepting this and what to do next 5 months old.  he’s that old and that beautiful. almost my birthday and so sweet things to be grateful for but, I think it may be time [...] Continue Reading »

new work: about incubating and waiting

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[ from a. addair who is listening to Jack Johnson (Sleep Through The Static) ]

i just need to tell you this, okay. maybe its symptomatic of the season.

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[ from a. addair who is listening to The Walkmen (You and Me) ] I’ve always been on the quiet side of the social butterfly spectrum, but 2011 has been firmly hermit-esque. That I even want to follow this statement with reassurance that I’m not depressed says a bit  about my unease in naming this [...] Continue Reading »

art zealot

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[ from a. addair who is listening to The Civil Wars (Barton Hollow) ] I was listening to NPR the other day and heard David Orr, author of Beautiful and Pointless : A Guide to Modern Poetry consider the role that poetry plays in the wider world. Here’s an excerpt from the NPR article: “The [...] Continue Reading »

paintings for the All Souls chapel

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[ from a. addair who is listening to Zee Avi (Zee Avi) ] “The passage into mystery always refreshes.  If, when we work, we can look once a day upon the face of mystery, then our labor satisfies.  We are lightened when our gifts rise from pools we cannot fathom. Then we know they are [...] Continue Reading »

pictures i like: creating healthy infrastructure

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[ from a. addair who is listening to Matt Kearney (City of Black and White) ]

pictures i like: the painting that was talked about in the last blog

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[ from a. addair who is listening to Eric Clapton (Me and Mr. Johnson) ]

letting the salty fresh air soften my temperament

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(from ashley) I love to see people gather at the beach.  Humanity seems so sweet next to the almighty ocean.  That we yearn to sit at the edge of a thing so great and powerful gives me hope in our collective spirit.  I find our species darling so near nakedness.  The abundance of doughy flesh in American [...] Continue Reading »