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Category Archives: epoche
The spam of loneliness: all I need from you
This poem is another made up of fragments cut from twenty-five spam messages I received from January through March 2014 and is part of a series. Our humanity is when we reach for each other. Even just someone to lie … Continue reading
The piano extremist: maestro of Euromaidan
He calls himself the “Piano Extremist”—his real name is unknown. He disguises himself with ski masks and combat gear. But though he is dressed up for a fight, this young man has for months now been performing lyrical recitals on … Continue reading
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Tagged Euromaidan, Independence Square, Kiev, Kiev protests, Maiden, Maiden Nezalezhnosti, piano, piano extremist, revolution, Ukraine, Ukraine protests, Ukraine revolution
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A one man revolution
It was one of those days. You know the kind. When it’s all such an almightily boring effort. Another Groundhog Day especially tailored by London sleet and collective ennui. And then I saw him. Sitting on a pink plastic stool … Continue reading
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Tagged accordion, accordion player, accordionist, hope, London, music, Nelson Mandela
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Protected: For Liz: the old ‘abandoned’ house
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The shipping forecast: moderate or good
My mother was an avid radio listener, loyal to ‘The Archers’ and most of BBC Radio 4, and would turn on the radio when she was cooking or sleeping. As she got older, she cooked and slept less, but the … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Radio, British Isles, coastal, Hacker radio, Long Wave, LW, Met Office, radio, Radio 4, RAF, Sailing By, sailor, Shipping Forecast, Shipping News, The Archers, transistor radio. FM, vintage radio, weather, weather forecast
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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,200 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading
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A Cork in Time Saves Infinity
The rhythmic dipping of the oars in the Ganga was to Sunil the same as the ticking of the Grandfather Clock in her grandma’s hallway. The boat, the clock, the river—were all metaphors for time. The east bank’s eternal fires, … Continue reading
Will anyone take this bear home for Christmas?
I found him at the rubbish depot in my neighborhood, sitting alone in the corner of the lot. He was soggy and huge. The depot manager told me he’d been putting off taking him to the tip. “I feel like … Continue reading
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