Epilogues: May 2022
Are you jumpy, kittens? Does this itchy, agitated world of ours have you jittery about June, and joy’s odds of survival, and the existence of jumping worms that clone themselves? Then you’ve come to the right place.
Guest post: The wow factor is ginormous
Sometimes the littlest things have the greatest impact. No, I’m not talking about meteorites. I’m talking about cats.
Seers
There is a reason we flat-iron our fluffy curls and jimmy our gelatin into “control-top” garments and calibrate our colors to the vibe of the moment. There is a reason we rewrite our heartfelt letters and pummel our poetry into prose and hunker in the bunker of all that is safe and beige. The reason […]
Lilies, ravens, and other weak wonderbeasts
There are times when you look like a mighty oak, but if a passerby should sneeze, you would collapse into a molehill. There are times when everyone marvels at you as you manage departments and families and budgets, but what you need more than anything is to play with scissors and construction paper and crayons […]
Guest post: Boomerangs
Sometimes things get thrown out and around and about so fast, trying to keep up could give a person whiplash. Other times, things get knocked about rhythmically, like tennis or ping pong balls. They’re easy to follow; the neck can swivel gently. Then, there are boomerangs.
The Consetta concession
Cats undoubtedly have their concerns: plant-based sausage, the pleasures and pitfalls of nostalgia, the diminishing likelihood of a One Direction reunion. But, by and large, small or large, they are not a species prone to worry. They are, accordingly, a species poised to save us from ourselves.
Wordless
I can’t tell you much about Wordle. Not the game: savage Scrabbler, Boggler, and Bananagrammer though I am, I have no little green and yellow squares to show you. Not the cat: he has arrived just one hour hence. But I can tell you a thing or two about what words can and cannot do.
Guest post: A lot
Size doesn’t matter. Yet, even aside from Sumo wrestlers, basketball players, and American football linebackers, some people just take up more space than others. These are the people who can’t be ignored and who, generally, won’t “just go away,” either. They might be big or small, but they’re all larger than life.
Stoked!
If I were to hold public office, my first act would be to end war and redirect every battle-dollar to feeding everyone of every species, preferably at the same table, whilst we all sing ballads and talk tenderly about our edifying differences. My second act would be to mandate that we all use the word […]
Guest post: Forever Loved: Melanie
One impactful, epic, or soul-searing event can lead to a strong, clear, and lasting memory. More often, it is a collection of small occurrences that lead to remembrances that lead to a strong, lasting feeling or memory of a place or creature. With Melanie, it is a mixture of both that make up our collective […]
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