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A Year Since Last Summer

This morning I sit on the balcony and lose track of time. If I’m not careful, I lose a whole year.

Posted byMarushkaJune 15, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:busy, happiness, life, meaning, slowing down, summer, time, values2 Comments on A Year Since Last Summer

Misunderstood Words

“Fact:” we’re exposed to the word early on, but most people’s usage is a little…non-factual.

Posted byMarushkaJune 9, 2020June 5, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:alternative facts, definition, democracy, experience, facts, fake news, history, language, linguistics4 Comments on Misunderstood Words

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

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

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

Whatever Future Is Out There

I guess I didn’t really experience the world prior to the pandemic.

Posted byMarushkaMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:coronavirus, covid-19, experience, future, grief, hope, isolation, loss, moving on, quarantine, resilience, social change, world5 Comments on Whatever Future Is Out There

Out Of Nothing

What sort of tool do you craft out of nothing?

Posted byMarushkaMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:commentary, creativity, life, need, nothing, poverty, recession, through no fault of their own, unemploymentLeave a comment on Out Of Nothing

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