Newsletter #100 — Parrot Candle
February 15, 2025
Newsletter #100 — Parrot Candle
Candle Gift — A friend who recently read Exit Velocity gave us this gift: a scented candle on which she painted Deeply in flight. (Such a timely gift for celebrating my 100th newsletter!)
I'm hoping that when we burn the candle, the sides will remain . . . else Deeply will meet a terrible fate.
Bison Inspiration — A few days ago Phil showed me a beautiful photo of a buffalo facing into the wind of a fierce snow storm. He asked me if I knew that buffalo face into the wind during a storm. I told him that Yes, I not only knew that — I wrote a poem about it.
Bison and Cow
Sleek cousin cow, tell me why
when the heavy weather hits,
you turn your face away from rain?
Shaggy cousin bison, I'll tell you that
I turn my face from the squall
to protect my eyes, ears, and brain.
Baggy cousin bison, tell me why
when the heavy weather hits,
you thrust your face into the brew?
Meek cousin cow, I'll tell you that
my face is protected by thick hair,
and I yearn to bite the wind in two.
Relevance of The F Words — Those of you who have read The F Words have no doubt recognized how its message of social justice for all (especially, in the story, for immigrants) is relevant more than ever, with ICE rounding up people by the thousands, imprisoning them, shackling them, and shipping them back to another country as if they were cargo.
I'm trying to figure out different ways to publicize The F Words so that more people are inspired by its message of solidarity with the oppressed. And so that more people act in ways that make their solidarity visible.
Teleprompter — My latest blog: "Mastering Video Scripts with a Teleprompter."