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“Inconceivable!” – A Dictionary

…Or, why fairy tales need more dictionaries.

Posted byMarushkaMay 21, 2020May 22, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Accountability, clarity, consistency, definition, Inigo Montoya, self knowledge, subjective, The Princess Bride, transparency, Truth, William Goldman, words, writing2 Comments on “Inconceivable!” – A Dictionary

Charm Against

You hold the gift of “do no harm”…

Posted byMarushkaMay 20, 2020May 20, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:compassion, do no harm, ego, empathy, hippocratic oath, life, mental health, self, self controlLeave a comment on Charm Against

Incomplete

What does it mean to complete your work? Or rather – what does it mean to undertake your work, when you are aware that it may remain incomplete?

Posted byMarushkaMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Barbara Kingsolver, death, eternity, incomplete, Jorge Luis Borges, Labyrinths, life, Poetry, The Secret Miracle, tomorrow4 Comments on Incomplete

Six Ounces of Possibility

What do you see in a can of tomato paste?

Posted byMarushkaMay 18, 2020May 18, 2020Posted inDon't AskTags:can opener, cocina povera, cooking, food, NoDullTopics, observation, tomato, tomato paste9 Comments on Six Ounces of Possibility

Between Jungle & Plains

I stand between jungle and plains…

Posted byMarushkaMay 17, 2020May 15, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:Austin, avian, bird, birding, documentary, food, grackles, monk parakeets, nature, parakeet, pigeons2 Comments on Between Jungle & Plains

Destroying Evidence

I spent yesterday destroying evidence – no, not THAT kind of evidence.

Posted byMarushkaMay 16, 2020May 15, 2020Posted inDon't AskTags:apartment, cleaning, haunting, humor, laundry, poltergeist, tidying5 Comments on Destroying Evidence

Strange Jewel, Quiet Creature

The jewel no one fights over, the companion no one wants.

Posted byMarushkaMay 15, 2020May 14, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:compassion, Emily Dickinson, gift, grief, grieving, healing, love, pain, regret, understanding2 Comments on Strange Jewel, Quiet Creature

In The End –

In the end, it was backwards all along.

Posted byMarushkaMay 14, 2020May 14, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:fish, plot, Poetry, question, story, storytelling, unknown2 Comments on In The End –

Art of Not-Looking

I like nothing so much as that for which I’m not looking.

Posted byMarushkaMay 13, 2020May 8, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:art, inspiration, life, looking, memory, serendipity, writing1 Comment on Art of Not-Looking

Time of Small Things

They’re everywhere. No, it’s not a horror story – just an observation.

Posted byMarushkaMay 12, 2020May 8, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:details, environment, inspiration, ludwig bemelman, madeline, map, routine, sanity, small things, values2 Comments on Time of Small Things

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