Poetry transcription: “finding home”
{transcription from an “field notes” notebook while in bed… stashed here so I don’t misplace} Finding homeNo longer dauntedBy subterfugePayola
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Shoebox
Postal Art cards hang out (in kura barn with Bill Janovitz tunes)
Ambient views and vibes of making a series of 4 very different postcards ~ fiddling with stamps (postal and inky),
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Improving Campsite
Item: Tama ‘Cocktail Jam‘ drum kit
New addition to the kura barn studio: Tama cocktail jam kit / set-up for playing standing up! (also designed for
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Japan Life/Travel
Japanlife: quirky kissaten
Note: Unique & quirky kissaten & cafes are one of my top things I love about Japan. Also:
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Records: things to say about these albums, but for now…
I have things to say about each of these albums. Very different things in each case but important things. Things
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Healing Ramble
Healing: rocking hospital visit (plus green kei-truck & ramen)
(Brief) Diary: Rocked Okayama Uni hospital visit with 4 check points (#mecfs specialist, TCM kampo, IV cocktail & admin tasks)
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Ichiro: breakkie & drum / coin hangout in the kura barn #io
{Because I’m completely over the moon in love with this kid} here are 3 more snapshots + 1 video, ergo:
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Forging Passports, so to speak (“life during wartime”)
Remixing expired passports from Romania and Albania into “dossiers of mystery and tactical intrigue” complete with endorsements, visas, assignments, sightings,
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Diary: Valentine’s Week “tasks” with Ryoko
Valentines week which means the darling wife and I are going to do some scrapbooking today (Monday) + this week
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Healing Ramble, Personal Musings
Observations: poem, post box, bus stop, IV
walked to post office as rain fell imagining Van and Vic in April & May writing new endings by crafting
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Diary: Ryoko’s “Mack the Knife” singing show
In brief: Ryoko just rocked “Mack the Knife” & 2 other tunes at a matinee show Feb 11 2023: Ryoko
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Kinfolk + Pals
So we go on (Dad, me, Ichi / axe handles
Everything new is old again / axe handles My dear Dad passed on on this day (3:30 AM PST at
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Lit-ish Artifacts: from Writers Read Their early Sht pod w/ J. Emde
In November 2022 I was very pleased to be a very lousy guest on the very gracious Jason Emde’s podcast
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Post'd (cards + letters)
Post’d: surface transport (distant lands)
Some countries still don’t have air mail connections with Japan at this time, so, sending a letter envelope by surface
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Post'd (cards + letters)
Post’d: 3 views (pleasure & bizness)
Three views of mailing a letter (one for business, one for pleasure) and the broken vending machine on the walk
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Notes to Future Self, Post'd (cards + letters), Writing Life
Item (by post): Rick Rubin’s “The Creative Act” book + *wondering how to turn off*
Rick Rubin’s book arrived, in glorious hard cover. Lovely design and I’m sure full of goodness. If I had my
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