Friends- on the eve of the election, a Very Appropriate letter to Obama. Written by two friends, joined by a third- one word at a time, taking turns choosing each word, one after the other. A fantastical collaboration, shot through with intuited/accidental genius.Dear Obama,Zoey likes meekness. However, I think it's just a ploy. When she … Continue reading Thank The Rift Valley
The Apocalypse
Adventures in the Piedmont- Making Acorn Flour
So Sam and I wanted to make Acorn flour, because doing things like that makes us feel tough. It turns out, making acorn flour is hard. That’s proly why most people don’t do it. Heck, people don’t even eat the walnuts on their walnut trees, and you don’t even have to boil those in twenty-five … Continue reading Adventures in the Piedmont- Making Acorn Flour
Phillip’s Story
Philip Sockman the sockmonkey needed some Hawthorne flowers for her rucksack. The Hawthorne trees in the city weren’t yet flowering, so Philip went to the Herb Shoppe to get dried Hawthorne flowers from a big glass jar, a whole rucksack full. She had a stack of quarters in his rucksack that was the width of … Continue reading Phillip’s Story
I skinned a squirrel, and I liked it
Speaking of fish, let’s talk about squirrels for a minute.-----warning-----this story is pretty gross---------------------------------I found the squirrel a block away from the house. Lying in the sun, dead.“A squirrel!” I said, leaning over my bike to look at it. “Maybe even fresh!” The squirrel looked recent, almost lively. Kimber pulled her bike around to look … Continue reading I skinned a squirrel, and I liked it
Fish Oil
Exhibit A: The Oil of the Fish.Earlier this month, Sam and I were sitting in the Hobo Jungle in Cincinnati, waiting for the train. Life was idle time, hours stitched together, an endless quilt. The best kind of quilt, I thought, laying back on the leafy forest floor, watching the sun move through the empty … Continue reading Fish Oil
Madge’s List
A pond to swim inwoodsgood growing light for plantsgood house light to live ingreen house housekittenshorse riding and working horses(Freasians?)Hunderwasser buildingsgood soil for foodshay and animal feed growinggoatschickenscheese and bread makinggrowing grains and cornpigs and sausagesherbs, orchard, fruitskiwis, berries, veg, nutswell or spring waterwater mill energyneighbors (good ones)kidsold friends (over 60)friends working togetherWWOOFERSSaunahot tub (fire … Continue reading Madge’s List
WiFi Is Bad For You
No, Seriously. Ever since reading this article in the March issue of The Ecologist, I can't stop thinking about electromagnetic radiation and how it effects us. It's a terrifying and fascinating subject to ponder, because not only is this technology very new and fairly un-regulated, but it's becoming so widespread that it's almost impossible to … Continue reading WiFi Is Bad For You
OBAMA WHY?! DEAR GOD NO!!
Obama said today that we should open more of the "oil reserves" in Alaska, as a way to reduce dependence on foreign oil!They want to do more drilling on the north slope, which is the most pristine part of one of the most pristine places on earth, and also the place where about a zillion … Continue reading OBAMA WHY?! DEAR GOD NO!!
Fantasy
---------To the tune of “come sail away”, by Styx.I’m smashing computers. Smashing laptops, with an iron crowbar. Or a baseball bat. I’m running through a building filled with laptops, smashing in their faces with my big blunt thing, pure raw energy coming out of my body, bored muscles finally awakening from the longest sleep this … Continue reading Fantasy
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