every day, one good thing

Life in late capitalism can be vexing, alienating, fragmenting, and otherwise frustrating. There are many wonderful things in my life, but I'm more likely to talk about what's bad rather than what's good. I'm going to try to post one good thing here each day, and if you would join in by adding a good thing from your day in the comments, I'd love it--I'd absolutely love it. --RR

6/18: finishing

...a supposed-to-be-short cleaning project that turned into a longer-than-planned project. Despite my inaccurate gauging, we still got it d...

6/17: no lines

...at our package pick-up place, the pharmacy, and the grocery story. Easy in, easy out.

6/16: writing

...about the illustrations of Pandora and Epimetheus in a deluxe new edition of Hawthorne's Wonder Book gifted to me by a friend.

6/15: meeting

...a colleague for lunch. It's hard to make time for leisurely conversations during the school year, and getting together without the p...

6/14: beginning to listen

...to Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett. I needed to spend some time with his witches again.

6/13: erasing

...portions of The Green Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang for my contributions to the 24 Hour Poetry Marathon.

6/12: making

...Polish strawberry sauce for pasta for the first time. After I spooned the sauce onto the pasta, I added veggie bacon, diced cucumbers, g...

6/11: looking & listening

I went to Woolly Hollow in the morning to spend time taking pictures of the light on the creek. I used to go more than once a month; now I ...

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