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Mar.27.2012
Silence seems to be the bedfellow of language: The less I talk, the more I write. So when I work on a book, I have a hard time talking about what I'm doing,except in the most ichoate of ways to a few people who make sense of-or pretend to make sense of--rooms with half a window,...
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Jan.28.2011
Every morning I take a cup of coffee outside to my 'thinking spot' where I say good morning to the world, reconcile myself to being awake and make tentative plans for my day.
And every morning or the last three days I've walked smack into a spider web strung at face level between two trees....
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Dec.02.2010
Very excitingly, we have made a short video which shows how a poet & writer lives and works. In this space Arnold has written the novels King of Tuzla and Angel, as well as the poetry collection Yugoslav Requiem plus other books, numerous columns, blogs & more.
He writes there as we speak...
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Sep.23.2010
Perhaps because I've been in the academic-year mindset for decades now, I've designated September as my personal health care month, a sort of back-to-school for my body. Already, I've been to the dentist, my family doctor, and my optometrist. I've had my flu shot. My yearly blood work and...
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Sep.02.2009
When Mr. McCormack teaches about Paul Revere's Ride, I can swear there's a horse in the room. I make sure to check the bottoms of my shoes before going on to my next class.
It is the 1962-63 school year. I am in Mr. McCormack's seventh-grade American History class at Millburn (New Jersey) Junior...
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