Vincent van Gogh, “Ward in the Hospital in Arles” (1889)
That red floor, turbulent with strokes of light and shadow, menaces my vision. This is a hospital ward; surely one can imagine recuperation, wellness. I think o...
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Isabella Mori, “A Bagful of Haiku”
A Bagful of Haiku: 87 Imperfections (available on Amazon) by Isabella Mori Vancouver: Isabella Mori (2017) Toward the end of the beginning of A Bagful of Haiku:...
Michael Dransfield, “Flying”
Note: Spoilers for Skyrim, “The Cursed Tribe” quest ahead, if you haven’t played it 5000 times already Little things make the experience. I wa...
Americans buy books — they don’t read
What follows may be thought nitpicky and petty. I want to use it as a reminder to myself to observe parallel structure, follow up on what my sentences say, enga...
Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, “Man with a Violin” (1912) and “Man with a Guitar” (1912)
The paintings themselves, via the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Man with a Guitar | Man with a Violin Simple enough, right? The first step to understanding someth...