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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 2W ago

Graduating from the School of Persistence.

Nothing could have prepared me for this moment. Ever since I learned the meaning of the word ‘development,’ it had always been married to another heavy word: responsibility. From this coupling I emerged because in the grand scheme of things, … Continue reading →

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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 4W ago

Adventure.

Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Mark Jenkins Borrowing this from Steve McCurry … Continue reading →

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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 1M ago

Rip off your logic.

I want to rip off your logic and make passionate sense to you. I want to ride in the swing of your hips. My fingers will dig in you like quotation marks, blazing your limbs into parts of speech. -Jeffrey … Continue reading →

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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 1M ago

Walls speaking.

Reblogged from Mapping the Soul: This used to be a building with rooms and staircases that went on endlessly toward the sky. Now the structure is gone and the ground was made into a terminal for local buses. They line … Continue reading →

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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 1M ago

Personal Histories & Happy Orbits.

Once upon a time he portrayed Pigafetta in an oft forgotten film by Kidlat Tahimik. These days he no longer dons the costume–not that he needs to. Thirty-five plus years of holding the camera and mastering his own techniques has … Continue reading →

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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 1M ago

May you live in interesting times.

When this line was used by Robert Kennedy in the sixties, it was more of a declaration than anything. “We live in interesting times.” Ten days ago or so, I turned 24 and wondered if I felt this way about … Continue reading →

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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 1M ago

Slowly on sunbeams.

Wow. It’s my birthday week and I feel like the snail. [This only gets edited because wonderful Mr. Serrano sent me this poem which aptly describes not just my feelings but my sense about this whole process.] Considering the Snail … Continue reading →

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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 2M ago

Destructive Discoveries.

When we discover that there are several cultures instead of just one and consequently at the time when we acknowledge the end of a sort of cultural monopoly, be it illusory or real, we are threatened with the destruction of … Continue reading →

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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 2M ago

Smiling is underrated.

This appeared last night or was it the other night? In my restlessness and despite how much I had wanted to sleep, I chanced upon a collection of poems and flipped the book open. Voila! Mary Oliver once again saves … Continue reading →

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Here/Somewhere/Nowhere/Everywhere/T · 2M ago

Scary nights & strange voids.

The stats have gone bonkers again and I feel quite vulnerable. Who are you people reading this? I’m still trying to get used to talking machines but to be honest, this is quite scary. Drop a line will you? It … Continue reading →

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