My Musings on Nobody’s Perfect with Anecdotes by B, C, J, L, M,Like butterflies, words escaped the cocoon of the story teller’s memory,Like fairy tales, transformed and captured under my pen. mp Meet M – Growing up in a family with three brothers, all went to the same religious school. Teacher identified M as their…
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OBSERVATIONS #10 – 10.19.24
About the Arts and Humanities Happy National Arts and Humanities month! The White House issued its yearly proclaim that states: “The arts and humanities bring people together and show us that we have more in common than we have differences – helping us see each other, understand one another, and unite in common cause. Our…
OBSERVATIONAL INTERLUDE
Call – 10.5.24 Response – Flubbing Around By – Mimi Peterson Flubbing AroundIt is always a challenge,To find where to begin,What to say and do.Although the list starts short,Words form in quick succession.Each a cue of what follows,Too many additions block lively ambition,On the list of things to do.As perceived by the Do-ers, Waves of…
OBSERVATIONS #9 – 9.30.24
OBSERVATIONS #9 is a variation on the theme Don’t Dis’ Me. It means to suggest a source of defense for disabled people, often regarded as part of the Other. It advocates for the reduction of environmental and social barriers, thereby removing stressors, which could be the difference between life and death. Glass is an interpretive…
OBSERVATIONS #8 – 9.21.24
About Me Alone, only the distant street sounds penetrate my thoughts, Only the skylight’s my mood, Only coffee, cooling in my favorite mug, Waits within reach. I sit at the old family table of notorious memories, 100 years past, metal and glass sculpture stood proud, Some made by Daz’s hand, Others found at Chicago junk…
OBSERVATIONS #7 – 9.14.24
Follow the OBSERVATIONS cycle to discover the theme of the month – Don’t ‘Dis’ Me. At a time when our sensibilities are defined by the rhythms and rimes of propaganda’s immediacy, we, instead, turn our concentration toward disabled people. By removing environmental and social barriers that contribute to mental and physical incapacity, we ratify a…
OBSERVATIONS #6 – 9.10.24
I write not just as an observer, but as a fellow wayfarer: watching signposts, following an open map, facing the rising sun to find my bearings. North to my left, South on my right, West at my back. As the sun rises over Lake Michigan, so does my free state of mind. By rejecting the…
OBSERVATION #5 8.31.24
Some encounters are inevitable when traveling Washington Ave. The Last of Ike, sculpture by Texas artist Nic Noblique, was commissioned by the City of Racine in 2008. Located at the intersection of Washington and the railroad tracks, near 12th St., it is positioned to be the Gateway to Uptown. The Last of Ike, en homageStanding…
Observations #3 – 8.17.24
Call – Environment, Theme of the Month Response – Light and Space Observed Response – Is My Home An Illusion? Mimi Peterson, Writer-In-Residence #17 Light and Space Observed My Racine environment is simultaneously atmospheric and hermetic. It is historical and artistic, water and landscapes open vistas to sun rise and set – I experience it…
OBSERVATIONS #2
Call: ENVIRONMENT, Theme of the Month Response: AS IS by Mimi Peterson These words are intended to present a graphic flow of thoughts – to promote notions of desolution and chaos, to imply order and everyday mundane, to warn that the decomposition of ideas by individuals leads to life-death cycles – to prevent the decline…
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