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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

Caffeine Routine (Morning Notes To Self)

The coffee is kept in the pickle jar; that’s all you must recall.

Posted byMarushkaJune 13, 2020June 12, 2020Posted inDon't AskTags:breakfast, catastrophe, cats, cheese grits, coffee, humor, life, morning, too early1 Comment on Caffeine Routine (Morning Notes To Self)

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

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

Catch Phrase

My roommates have developed a catch phrase – or perhaps the beginnings of a new vernacular; it is hard to tell.

Posted byMarushkaMay 22, 2020May 21, 2020Posted inDon't AskTags:catch phrase, house work, humor, language, laundry, life, observation, roommate2 Comments on Catch Phrase

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, tomorrow5 Comments on Incomplete

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

When Life Gives You Melons

This morning I got a surprise. I thought I was getting a melon. Due to the early hour, I confused the two.

Posted byMarushkaMay 9, 2020May 6, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:absurd, breakfast, food, fruit, humor, life, melon, summer, surprise8 Comments on When Life Gives You Melons

Remembering Resilience

Today – quarantine notwithstanding – you have a guest.

Posted byMarushkaMay 6, 2020May 6, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:catastrophe, change, coronavirus, covid-19, encouragement, growth, inspiration, life, memory, quarantine, resilience2 Comments on Remembering Resilience

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