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Tuesday's Picks:
Sally Swift: Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day : "Never Again" An essay to sear the soul. Remembrance. Commemoration. Homage. Mourning. But most of all the pledge: "Never Again."
Dr. Ashiq Hussain: World Arbor/Earth Day. That the author is writing from Kashmir, where they know a bit about religious hatred, brutality, murder and war, makes this a particularly compelling piece. Shalom.
Dogwoman: White shores are calling ~ You and I will meet again . . .
A moving commemorative to the author's mother and a remarkable testament of the people she left behind to carry her memory.
Hobolawstudent: Torture Sublimation: Taylor Swift, Sublimation and Sex Even if you don't know who Taylor Swift is (and I don't) and even if you don't have a daughter (and I do), read this thoughtful post about property rights in a patriarchal society -- and purity balls.
emma peel: Are you love-based or fear-based? The title scarcely does justice to this thought-provoking piece about the real problem of a sexist basis for math and science phobia in girls and women and their continuing under-representation in these fields. Who can forget Larry Summers when he was president of Harvard?
Leonde Delmere: Online Ads and Murder A chilling reflection on the recent "Craigslist Murder" in Boston.
Mama Lou: Freeze Frame Medusa Mommy she is not. A honest human being with a wry eye for her own imperfections and a gem of a writer, yes.
NolaGodiva: Watching a horse die Graphic and unsentimental. Particularly poignant after the news of the deaths of 21 polo ponies in Florida.
Laura_S: Black Dog Stunning artwork, mesmerizing video about the black dog of depression.
iamsurly: Really, I Understand. The Rules Just Don't Apply To You. "This needs to go in the next batch!!!!!!" Lisa Solod Warren
Rosenkavalier: status quo ante War games and some Seventh Day Adventists. Keeps you hooked till the end of the engagement.
Y Heron: It Whispers Cunningly "Musings on acedia -- slothdom, mental laziness. Excellent read." like~water
Steven Rowley: Unglued "New blogger, great writing." Verbal Remedy
Bianca James: Stuff I ate in Cleveland Don't ask me why I liked this piece, but I did. So there! There's something to be said about accepting simple gifts and joys, especially in Cleveland.
angrymom: My Dad Knew About a Lot of Things, Except Possums Wonderful memory piece about a man who knew about differentials and torque... and what to do about possums.
bluesurly: Skunk Tongues And all you ever wanted to know about mephitis mephitis. Woven in masterfully with the lightest of touches with Dr. Wonderful and Bud and serious science. Great read.
William Morley: Korea in Photos: Spring has Sprung Great pictures, with some quirky one thrown in, to keep you on your toes. Delightful photo-montage.
Risa Aratyr: April's Moon " Lush, moody and gorgeous. Highly recommended." like~water
Additional Vox Populi:
Scoubidou: Garped This piece about high school, writing, writers, literature, a wonderful teacher and billiard balls and celestial spheres is a wide-ranging delight. "Bummer" from OESheepdog translates to a recommendation, I think.
jimmymac1025: Wasted " Jimmy's got a gift for really laying a scene and a mood without overdoing anything." Mama Lou
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Joan Walsh
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Thank you for bringing them to light!
http://open.salon.com/blog/jimmymac1025/2009/04/20/wasted
Jimmy's got a gift for really laying a scene and a mood without overdoing anything.
WOOF
I'd also like to suggest JRDog's "Red Lamp of Presence" for spirituality, and Con Chapman's "All-White Porgy & Bess Grarners Ten Tony Nominations" for great humor.
Time to go catch up on suggested reading!
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I would suggest more people get to know Del Stone by starting with his recent post Hey buddy, can you spare a dime? Sucker!. He describes an encounter with a homeless man and his ambivalence about whether or not to believe the man's tale of woe and give him money. It's a subject that resonates with many of us. Del is an exceptionally good writer not yet known here.
http://open.salon.com/blog/jtchicago/2009/04/24/visit_to_wrigley
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"By the Time You Read This I'll Be in a Nigerian Jail Cell"
And it is changing me, improving me, helping me to see how OS is "the keys to the good car", a pure-d wonderment -- and how I still have a lot to learn about writing.
Thank you for what you do. I now add you to my Great Post of hundreds of comments, with a special notation.