I WILL RETURN again and again to that moment. I will keep a notebook in which I record the details. There will be poorly done sketches, graphs of time and motion, page after page on which I attempt to recover the past. I will pretend that memory is reliable, that it does not erode as quickly … Read More Read More The post Notes on Memory and San Francisco’s Outer Lands first appeared on Michelle Richmond. The post Notes on Memory and San Francisco’s Outer Lands appeared first on Michel...| Michelle Richmond
This well-known and well-used aphorism is self-explanatory, and few would dispute its veracity, except for perhaps the visually impaired. What appeals aesthetically to each individual is entirely subjective. Where did this saying come from? Some claim that versions of it date back to ancient Greece; Shakespeare coined a saying with a similar meaning in Love’s… Continue reading Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder| Geoff King
I’m not a doggy person, so I’m not sure if the adage ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’ is true for the canine race, but it is most often used when referring to humans. Whilst there may be numerous examples demonstrating the truth of the saying, I believe in a lot of cases… Continue reading Old Dogs| Geoff King
Everybody’s busy. Everyone I meet says they are. With so much to do in our Western, post-industrial lives, it is easy to resent being made to wait. It can seem like a waste of time, during which we…| Geoff King
Do We Need Escapist Fiction? You don’t have to be a Houdini-type to escape reality. In the 21st century, we are inundated with distractions and entertainment to divert us from and numb us to the ha…| Geoff King
Or “What Have Euphemisms Ever Done For Us?” (Euphemism: “The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.” Dictionary.com) I l…| Geoff King
a serial novella By the time you read this I will be unreachable. I will be on the other side. No—not that side. We are not talking about death. We are talking about something else altogether. Somewhere else. Hard to to describe, even harder to define, but I will try to do so in another missive. I … Read More Read More The post By the Time You Read This appeared first on Michelle Richmond.| Michelle Richmond
by way of Joan Didion Not long ago I told my husband, “The book I want for Mother’s Day is You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (not that Maggie Smith).” He said, “We could make this place beautiful.” I said, “We could, but first, more coffee…” Continue reading The post Notes on a Marriage appeared first on Michelle Richmond.| Michelle Richmond
an audio story, exclusive to subscribers I recently published an audio story for subscribers to my author newsletter. It’s called “Tenderest,” and it’s about love, labor, and New York City. You can listen to the story here. The post Tenderest appeared first on Michelle Richmond.| Michelle Richmond