before night falls
I remember when I found out in 8th grade art class that you could manipulate color. That they are all ripped off the primary colors. By combining and diluting you could make all kinds of shades and tints. The magic of nature in a bottle! {And now, in a pixel}
racism, beauty and the beast inside
"All instincts that do not discharge themselves outwardly turn inward...The instinct for freedom abrogated, he develops bad conscience. When all his other desires are blocked, the only one left to pay the debt is himself. So he pays it with himself with the only power left to him. He tortures himself and enjoys it." -...
Best of London: Books
The other day I took a pen and notebook and sat down to write. I sat down on the couch, bereft of computer and Pandora playlist and tried to write out my thoughts deliberately in quietude. But, it was hard. I saw that my handwriting was not my handwriting. Or at least what I remembered...
Feminism with Benefits
A book published in 1962 before the Women's Liberation movement took full form. It challenges notions of women's sexuality, political involvement and what it means to be a mother by presenting a new kind of woman as if she already existed (though at the time it would be difficult to find such women). A woman with...
running in the family
I love this book and I think I'll read it at least twice this summer. This is the book I have read most often because it's an immediate injection of inspiration. I can open Running in the Family to any page and be absolutely delighted. He's just so good! Michael Ondaatje, best known for his...
