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Apr
05
the role of the critic

the role of the critic

What does reading all these long, fictional stories do for me, or for anyone?
4 min read
Mar
22
a romanticism of the real

a romanticism of the real

I wished that I, too, could write a manifesto.
3 min read
Mar
08
on looking, part 3

on looking, part 3

What is there to see, if all there is to see is paint?
7 min read
Feb
23
slow and steady

slow and steady

Take your time.
2 min read
Feb
16

on looking, part 2

The I that receives the work of art is much larger and not personal or even really mine.
4 min read
Feb
09

on looking, part 1

I have made a practice of looking at a work of art until I think that I am bored, and then I keep on looking.
3 min read
Feb
02

groundhog year

Sometimes the miles are boring; occasionally the miles are glorious.
4 min read
Jul
26

i would kill a dragon for you

Did it awaken something within me that had been there there all along?
1 min read
Jul
21

let’s try things out

This is the way.
2 min read
Jun
16
the compost heap

the compost heap

“Let us cultivate our garden.”
3 min read