an act or a feeling?

Poppytalk by Rebecca Puig

tugging at a secret

and falling in love with longer poetry (thanks to Mr. Updike).
scroll down to hear "Seagulls" and wait for it. (yes, this is long for me.)

there is something so different about hearing the author's voice. here's "Testing the Limits of What I Know and Feel," Updike's essay for NPR's 'This I Believe' series. i was surprised by it's shortness, thinking it would take me pages of somewhat directionless rambling to stumble upon an articulate way to encapsulate everything that i believe. but his powerful conciseness stamps me with clarity.

a breath in between

my grandma eleanor would call these oil drills 'grasshoppers.'
leeanne willilams's watercolor animation has such a restless peace about it.

all around in my home town

so good! by tom gabor