the birds in winter arrive like a thunderstorm refreshing and threatening Filoli is known for its flowers, and winter has been thought of as a slower and quieter time. Yet the staff recognized what a special time winter is at Filoli. The bare branches, the grey skies, the just-about-to-blossom magnolias. Beauty in a winter garden …
In the past company of Canaletto, Corot, Plath, Bradford … What these artists and creators have in common is a love and mastery of free-hand sketching. In the past I have tried to sketch their work as a way to train my eye-hand coordination and hone my pen and ink technique. See my CW piece, …
I was intrigued by two movies about lesbian romances in the 19th century: Ammonite (2020) directed by Frances Lee, and The World to Come (2021) by Mona Fastvold. So I reflected back on another movie I had volunteered to review for the Golden Globes website, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), a French film …
This text, which is entitled “Suez,” is an excerpt from The Mirrored Palace by David Rich. Ali leafed through the big volume of the Thousand and One Nights on his lap. When he stopped, he turned the book around and passed it on to me. The drawing was of a boy peeking around a curtain …
1. An earthquake starts—at least if you live in the kind of apartments that I have almost always lived in—with a crack. When you hear the sound of a 2×4 giving way you know the crack is not a self-contained snap! but a clap calling you to attention for what follows, the commencement of waiting …
This pandemic rang a crushed-velvet curtain down on our local, pint-size theater house. The owner posted on the box office window, “Lease This Charming Space!” Nobody bit, and it may be another eight months before neighbors mount the next enthusiastic production and belt away to tinny orchestras. I won’t be with them – I had …
1. Gomer Faithcutt liked swimming. The feeling of weightlessness. The power to do things he could never do on the ground: somersaults — back and front — handstands, and dives from the highest board. Then, he had started learning to save people from drowning a year ago, last spring. He’d completed the class work for …
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Suppose the proverbial genie popped out of the bottle and offered you the chance to lead a whole second life. “The catch,” the genie would laugh, “is that you’d have to go through being 15 again.” That might be a deal-breaker for you, as it would for me. As a former trauma therapist and high …
Week 5 of global dance films, dance care packages repackaged, Shakespeare institutionalized, dancing women writers, more dance films, plus online encores, where to submit dance videos, where to take online dance classes, and more SoCal dance this week. This Week They have a good thing going What started as a one-time response to Mother’s Day …
Poets on Craft is a cyberspace for contemporary poets to share their thoughts and ideas on the process of poetry and for students to discover new ways of approaching the writing of poetry. In the face of a pandemic that is both viral and political, it is a resource for strength and creativity, friendship and beauty, …
S u r v i v o r To have survived and to be a survivor are two very different things. Survived – past tense. An anchoring of expectations: Being done. Okay. Healed. Fine. Moved on. Over it. Never allowed to ache at the ghosts pulsating beneath your scars. Survivor – present tense. An ongoing …
Some games are not only the way of relaxation. They also can be a way for inspiration thanks to their beautiful worlds. In this case, you can play on Playamo here in slots with outstanding graphics or choose one of these PC games. Red Dead Redemption 2 Red Dead Redemption 2 is a sequel of …
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