May 30, 2009
Bill Hayward Day by Justin Taylor
May 23, 2009
john goggin
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-motor vehicle operator-
boston national historical park
Having served in Vietnam, John is continually reminded of “what it must have been like to be at the battle that June day in 1775.” To find oneself directly connected to that string that stretches throughout history, that profundo note that reverberates forever in all who have been in battle. “Youʼre standing around and then all of a sudden itʼs, ʻOK, here we goʼ”.
May 18, 2009
May 12, 2009
jason shinder
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ETERNITY – jason shinder
A poem written three thousand years ago
about a man who walks among horses
grazing on a hill under the small stars
comes to life on a page in a book
and the woman reading the poem,
in the silence between the words,
in her kitchen, filled, with a gold, metallic light,
finds the experience of living in that moment
so clearly described as to make her feel finally known
by someone — and every time the poem is read,
no matter her situation or her age,
this is more or less what happens.
May 9, 2009
May 5, 2009
What would you do?
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given enough paint, paper and permission, there’s no telling where we might end up