thinking thursday.
MIND I was intrigued by this story about the lure of the fairy tale. “In the Grimms’ time, industrialization was starting to simplify or eliminate certain domestic chores. For that reason, among others, the oral tale was beginning to disappear. Intellectuals considered this a disaster. Hence the many fairy-tale collections …
nina, i remember.
I stayed by her bed for three days as she died. The sides of the metal hospital bed were finally pulled up, to keep her in, to keep her safe. The metal slats of the window blinds clicked together and then against the pane of the glass in the air …
thinking thursday.
MIND Because Tess was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome a few weeks ago, I’m focusing my energy on reading more about it, learning how we can help her explore and love her different “wiring.” So you’ll see more links to information about Asperger’s information in Thinking Thursday today and in the …
poetry wednesday : rub up against the unfamiliar
Serve by Valancy Reynolds hello. I will be your poet for this evening. I hope you do not mind if I do Rearrange your words make you rub up against the unfamiliar put some strangers in your midst just to see what might happen when you don’t get what …
thinking thursday.
MIND Here are three things this woman is doing to prepare for having Alzheimer’s. It runs in her family–and it runs in mine too. I’m going to prepare. You? We’ve almost all of us fallen prey to The Busy Trap: “Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedge …
my declaration of in(ter)dependence
Independence Day. It is, like many U.S. holidays, lost in part to beer and fireworks and sales, the meaning diluted or held up as a siren song for Us vs Them chest-thumping talk, the kind of talk that inevitably ends in war, in order for another independence to be won. …
oopsie!
UPDATE: The fabulous Meredith Matthews fixed the masthead while in a vehicle going at high speeds on an interstate, I hear. I don’t think she was driving at the time. Many thanks, Meredith! And thanks to Sydney Wellman for submitting this beautiful art for July! Wee little technical issue with …
What one thing?
What one thing? There is a world of things I need to do, want to do. The list of goals is overwhelming me; I feel smothered by it. I realized this past weekend that I am teetering on the edge of depression over it. Eating poorly, getting too little sleep …
why write?
My latest online writing class called VerbTribe just ended. To celebrate an amazing journey, I’m posting the work of writers in the group as they’ve responded to some of the prompts during this class. This beautiful piece by Carol Sanders considers why we write. My thanks, Carol, for this strong …
thinking thursday.
MIND If you are a functional art information geek like I am, you’ll like this reading list. (Thanks to Christine Martell for pointing me to it) How the brains of people with Asperger’s work. I found this very helpful. It’s a short film made by young people with Aspergers Syndrome …
