Bookish
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Author, Author
I tend to read two books at a time — one serious, one fun — because that’s just how I roll. A few weeks ago, I was delighted to discover that both books I was reading shared a similar, and important, message. First, from “Hola Papi” by John Paul Brammer:…
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A Reminder That I Am the Greatest Poet of My Generation
Note: Eons ago, when I was a newspaper reporter in the early 2000s, I used to write the occasional haiku — mainly goofy stuff that sometimes I would share on the newsroom messaging system. Those haiku were lost to posterity, but in 2009 I was able to unearth them and…
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A Flowbituary for Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a world-renowned psychologist and the author of “Flow,” died yesterday. Csikszentmihalyi’s work has played a role in my life for the past year or so. In 2020, I participated in a workshop for people looking to reboot or reinvent their careers. The workshop was something of a bust…
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I Don’t Care if I Ever Get Back
USA Today: “Cubs Prospect Arrested With 21 Pounds of Meth in Team Duffel Bag” A haiku: Peanuts, crackerjack?What else is at the snack barAt the old ball game?
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Everybody Loves Haiku!
OpportunityOr more indecisiveness?Which will win this time? Britt was in DenverTo see sister, niece, nephew.I was very bored. More than one haiku?They’re haiku. Just like with moose,Don’t tack on an -s.
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It Takes a Lot of Chutzpah to Write a Blog Post About Yiddish
The other day, I felt a bit sick and told the Complimentary Spouse I was going to have a bissel of ginger ale. He knew exactly what I meant. At long last, the Yiddishification of my shaygetz husband is complete! Yiddish might be a dying language, but I’m not letting…
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Haiku in the News
USA Today: Opinion: Tom Brady Has Gotten an Undeserved Pass for his Past Support of Donald Trump Tom Brady is aPoster child for white privilege —But, hey, let’s go Bucs! NBC News: David Hogg Launching Pillow Company to ‘put MyPillow out of Business’ Sleep soundly each nightKnowing an unhinged liarDidn’t…
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“When Day Comes, We Step out of the Shade Aflame and Unafraid”
I studied poetry as an undergrad, but I haven’t given it much thought since graduation.1 I think the last book of poetry I bought was by Walt Whitman at a museum in 2005. It’s probably yellowing now in storage next to books by Shakespeare and Sharon Olds. But, today, my…
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Five Hours Till the Inauguration
A haiku: Please, please, please, please, please.Please let nothing bad happen.Please, please, please, please, please.
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Hypocrisy in 17 Syllables
A haiku: “We want unity!”Say the folks whose T-shirts said,“Trump: Fuck your Feelings.”