I didn't think I was going to show you any photographs. And mostly I won't. But I sometimes will. These are the photographs I talked about in Tiny Event #9.
Portrait with Thistle & Lying in the Concrete Cradle
Category: experience
Portrait with Thistle – #9
June 20 1. I looked at the photograph in the book I made with Steve in my twenties. 2. I had made it with Steve - a book of photographs we took of each other when we were young. We took them in Milwaukee in abandoned buildings, alleys, on the railroad tracks. The one I … Continue reading Portrait with Thistle – #9
The Tomato & the Leather Collar – Tiny Event #8
June 19 1. The tomato plant had fallen over just above the last tie. 2. It was bent at the waist, crown down. I righted the tomato plant to bind it to the stake. 3. I took off my leather collar and looped it twice and snapped it, strapping the tomato loosely to its stake. … Continue reading The Tomato & the Leather Collar – Tiny Event #8
Fly – Tiny Event #7
June 18 1. A fly landed on my arm and I brushed it away. 2. I brushed away the fly that landed on my arm. 3. I looked to see what landed on my arm. It was a fly. I brushed it away. 4. When I felt something on my arm (right), I raised it … Continue reading Fly – Tiny Event #7
Cough – Tiny Event #6
This is my first experiment in a listening tiny event. June 15 1. He was coughing. 2. He coughed and coughed and coughed. Coughed. 3. I woke up to the sound of his coughing, coming through two closed doors. 4. I lay awake for hours after he came home and started coughing. 5. I don't … Continue reading Cough – Tiny Event #6
Rain – Tiny Event #5
June 10 1. By the time I got in the car I was so wet my dress was heavy and cold, clinging to me. I took it off. 2. I took off my soaked dress after I got in the car and threw it on the floor on the passenger's side. 3. I threw my … Continue reading Rain – Tiny Event #5
Socks – Tiny Event #4
June 9 1, Julian's socks were next to the stairs when I got home. I picked them up. They were wet. 2. I saw the hat first, then your new passport, your backpack, hers, her shoes, then your socks next to the stairs. I called to you and you said - Cailyn is here. And … Continue reading Socks – Tiny Event #4
Crow – Tiny Event #3
June 8 1. When we came home from our walk the crow was on the porch with its back to us, opening and closing its beak, panting. 2. The crow was on the porch when we got home and I stopped, and paused you, and we watched it until it flew. 3. The only birds … Continue reading Crow – Tiny Event #3
Door – Tiny Event #2
I hesitate to share this one. I feel like I should only disclose things that are neutral, not things that are angry or uncomfortable. But I figure you, my dear reader, will have had angry or uncomfortable moments and maybe even slammed some doors. You are welcome to tell me about them. June 7 1. … Continue reading Door – Tiny Event #2
Tiny Events – Starting Small
Something happened. It happened while I was sitting on my porch in the morning, drinking coffee, eating toast, and reading the New Yorker - same thing I do every morning - one of the reliable rituals that make me feel at ease. It was a very small thing. But this small thing struck me and made … Continue reading Tiny Events – Starting Small
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