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Tag: philosophical rambling

Sketching Out a New Year's Goal

Sketching Out a New Year’s Goal

Posted on January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 by Constance

In the frenzy of beginning a new year, and reading other people’s tons of resolutions, I only have one goal.  Do all the things.  Probably not the best goal, considering my penchant for perfectionism. And procrastination. But a goal is a goal, and there are things I want to do and new things I want…

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Is Writing Time Absolute?

Posted on November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 by Constance

Just before the first snow arrived I got the urge to pick up my knitting again. I tend to slack off during the warm summer months as I like knitting with wool and it can get warm. I don’t do much weaving in the summer either. I think fiber arts go by the wayside in…

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The Value of Silence in an Uncertain World

Posted on June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 by Constance

You’d think in the Time of Covid I would be scrambling to listen to music, to soothe myself with rock, classical, new age. Anything to distract from the nagging fear looming over my shoulder that the person at work not wearing a mask is going to infect me, and with my high risk status, I’m…

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60's Batman and Robin

BAM! KAPOW! SPLATT! THWACK!

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by Constance

(Thank you, 60’s Batman, for the onomatopoeia.) Why does the answer to everything seem to be violence? Books, movies, real life. Blood, gore, guns. Maybe I’m too much a wuss for this. I don’t believe every problem needs to be solved by punching, shooting, blowing up, or some form of superhero power liberally applied.  It’s…

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Piccola Poesie A Nibble of 100 Short Form Poems
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