He writes, “What you speak will always have the capacity to break you.”
My new JMW book finally arrived. Finally.
Give me a day. I’ll tell you how it goes.
A Pretty Ship
[ you never know ]
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~ Tuesday, June 2 ~
We met at the place that is becoming our place, even though she has been there with others. Perhaps it is their place, too.
And we consumed goodness (aka badness), but it was all goodness on this kind of night. There was internal cheering, a little external booing, and some mental high fives.
There are those who are their kind and there are some who are her kind. She is my kind.
Rachel: I believe in you.
Thank you for being my friend.
~ Monday, June 1 ~
Happy Birthday, My Dearest Friend.
On this day, (kind of) a long time ago, my best friend was born of an Indian mother and Turkish father, in a place called Israel. Her life’s story has never been laid out for me in a way that I understand it fully; however, she lived for many years in a Kibbutz, and there were some years in Australia, and few in Georgia, and now Colorado.
Slowly she’s making her way around such places, spreading her magic, evolved philosophies, hungry mind, open arms, artfully crafted expressions, and well-toned muscles. She is a wonderful mother and a kind friend.
I wish her the best today. I wish her a year of good fortune. For her, I wish Vietnam or France or even New York. Any place where she can continue to grow bigger in spirit. Tzvia, most of all I wish you love in all of the forms it can possiibly take.
Happy Birthday, Girl. I love you very much.
~ Sunday, May 31 ~
Updates from the Verstynen-Watkins Household:
- John graduated. He now holds an MFA in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College. [He did not want a party or a dinner or any presents because he said, “It’s not a real graduation,” but it seems pretty real to me.]
- John now sports a much shorter hair-do. He’s had it for the duration of 2 haircuts, but I thought it was worth mentioning because as his hairdresser, I’ve struggled for many years with what to do with a man’s bangs. Now we know. Take the clippers to them!
- After much discussion and weighing of pros & cons, we’ve decided to stay in our current apt for one more year. We thought, since we are staying in NY for another 1-2 years, we might go for something a little less expensive, but guess what? We love it here. So family members, you have one year to visit. After this, it might be a studio apt, and in that case, there’ll be no room for you!
- Spring has sprung for real, and Brooklyn is very beautiful right now.
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Pen to Paper
[your bum is a nice writing table]
~ Saturday, May 30 ~
~ Friday, May 29 ~
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~ Thursday, May 28 ~
Exciting the Lurker
So I was reading a magazine on the way into the city today, and I saw a review for this soon-to-be-released book:
Now, I’m not a Rebecca Wells fan (though I am not an un-fan, either. I’ve just never been interested in her kind of fiction.), but I do know that many people do enjoy her work, which is why I was excited to see the book’s cover.
Immediately I recognized the image as the work of this person, who I occasionally lurk on Flickr. Her ever-changing stream is fantastic, and I’m always especially taken by the photos of her gorgeous daughters. So my heart kind of startled, unexpectedly.
I don’t know her, but I feel very happy for her. Congrats, Stranger!
