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Sense of Place: Northside News

A now-vanished newsstand held the seeds of understanding ambiguity.

Posted byMarushkaJune 8, 2020June 5, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:change, coming of age, community, faith, Isaac Bashevis Singer, memory, reading, smutLeave a comment on Sense of Place: Northside News

Coffee With Cardamom

Some days I want change. Today is such a day.

Posted byMarushkaJune 7, 2020June 5, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:change, coffee, do no harm, Joseph Campbell, myth, ritual, The Power of Myth, utopia21 Comments on Coffee With Cardamom

The Secret Miracle

This fractal fate, this chance in time…

Posted byMarushkaJune 6, 2020June 5, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:alternate universe, chance, choice, Poetry, realityLeave a comment on The Secret Miracle

Child of Change

You haunt the edges…

Posted byMarushkaJune 5, 2020June 4, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:change, choice, future3 Comments on Child of Change

Social Distancing

“My dear, I can’t stay – you have a disease, I’m afraid…”

Posted byMarushkaJune 4, 2020June 4, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:caring, compassion, dark humor, death, economy, life, mask, Poetry, segregation, social distancing, socioeconomics7 Comments on Social Distancing

Three Little Words

“Their. Own. Communities.” – Three problems there.

Posted byMarushkaJune 3, 2020June 3, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:community, Federal Housing Administration, political action, Politics, poverty, protest, pundit, race, redlining, segregation2 Comments on Three Little Words

In Spirit Of An Experiment

What does it mean to say – “violence isn’t the answer”?

Posted byMarushkaJune 2, 2020June 2, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:bigotry, conflict, George Floyd, injustice, Minneapolis, peace, race, racism, riot, unrest, violenceLeave a comment on In Spirit Of An Experiment

In America, Quarantine Isn’t New

We’ve always been quarantined from each other.

Posted byMarushkaJune 1, 2020May 31, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:atrocity, coronavirus, covid-19, history, minority, pandemic, public health, quarantine, race, social distancing3 Comments on In America, Quarantine Isn’t New

Wits About You

“It seems you still have your wits about you.”

Posted byMarushkaMay 31, 2020May 28, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:adaptability, chicken, friends, friendship, humor, Poetry, witsLeave a comment on Wits About You

Origins: A Break In Our Regular Programming

According to Darwin, this Skeleton shouldn’t survive.

Posted byMarushkaMay 30, 2020May 28, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:blogging, Darwin, Origin, thank you, Twilight Zone10 Comments on Origins: A Break In Our Regular Programming

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