Published on April 28th, 2009 by Malachi
Today, Tuesday, we have the debut column of Ross Douthat as the right-wing columnist at the New York Times. His column will appear on Tuesdays. He is a younger guy, who has been strongly –and I sense without knowing too much about him– insightfully critical of the Republican/Conservative who are coming across [...]
keep reading »Published on April 25th, 2009 by Malachi
A Morel.
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One single solitary morel.
Into my garden –that has proved
FULL of magickal mycology,
and wild mushroom surprises–
it came –for the first time–
last Sunday,
A Morel.
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A mysterious morel.
How did I manage to notice it,
in its dark place
mostly concealed
underneath a large
overhanging planter?
But I did.
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I observed
its unmistakeable
spongey shape
over several days.
I photographed it,
I examined it closely.
I hoped –I suppose– that
more morels [...]
Published on April 24th, 2009 by Malachi
Heads-up: Don’t miss Maira Kalman in today’s NYT. She will be presenting her series, “The Pursuit of Happiness” on the last Friday of the month, for the next 5 (I believe) months.
http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/
I’m sure I’m not the first person to wonder if “pursuit” ever means “catching up with”. This time I was moved [...]
