Category Archives: accumulation

piling

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

I have a basket where I pile things that need to be done–bills, invitations, bank statements, receipts, hotel and airline confirmations, soccer schedules. Generally, the plan is that I go through it once a week. Well, there was Christmas, then … Continue reading →

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reading 11.19.11

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Although I note here what I intend to read and why I chose it, at the moment, here’s what I’m actually reading: 1 - The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. I bought this hardback book … Continue reading →

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I give, from 10-29-09

Posted on October 29, 2011 by
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rearranging

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I’ve been sitting too much–novel, lecture, mfa, Contrary, Hunger Mountain, facebook, email, bills, purchases, photos… I noticed that my running injury from last December got worse, not when I ran but, when I sat for 10 hours. I’d been looking … Continue reading →

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looking forward

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Not sure which is my favorite season, but I have both fall and winter to look forward to, one right after the other. Last Friday morning, I opened the back door and felt cool air outside– 72 degrees in Columbus, … Continue reading →

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await your reply 5: parceling out your life

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

And you wipe the snow out of your hair and get back into your car and drive off toward an accumulation of the usual daily stuff–there is dinner to be made and laundry to be done and helping the kids … Continue reading →

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await your reply 2: nods

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

In the surprisingly interesting Reader’s Guide at the back of Dan Chaon’s Await Your Reply, Chaon writes: As a writer, I feel like I’m always in conversation with the books that I’ve read. Yiyun Li, the author of The Vagrants, feels … Continue reading →

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VCFA visuals #1: exhausted

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

Yesterday, I drove from Montpelier to Boston, flew from Boston to Atlanta, drove from Atlanta to Columbus, where I pulled into the driveway about 6:15 last night. I had big plans for today, but I’m just drifting from one thing … Continue reading →

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things we think with

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Sherry Turkle asked scientists, humanists, artists, and designers to “trace the power of objects in their lives, objects that connect them to ideas and people.” In Evocative Objects: Things We Think With, published in 2007, you’ll find thirty-four essays on objects such as … Continue reading →

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roswell reads

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Roswell, Georgia, a small city rich in history on the north side of Atlanta, chose Robin Oliveira’s first novel, My Name is Mary Sutter, as their Sixth Annual Roswell Reads Selection. At a reception for Robin Friday night, which included … Continue reading →

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