Winds career over the rooftops, rending the rain-tarps in long shredded strips, flaying sections from the tin. The dust from construction down the street awakes and lifts from the sand and rock, filling the air like a city-sized, ponderous spirit. Out in the Gulf a storm floats past, but here in the city, we hearContinue reading “Small stone #31”
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Small stone #30
Each eye feels punched in, my temples tight, my neck old rubber like an antique bicycle tire. All this news coverage, but so hard to turn away from it when the people I’m watching on tv or on the Internet refuse to turn away themselves. They face a wild and uncertain future, but they faceContinue reading “Small stone #30”
Small stone #29
Bob Marley in the dress shop makes the track lighting feel like sunshine, and all these bohemian prints and bell-sleeves tunics make me yearn for sandalwood incense and a Red Stripe, the sizzle of kebobs on the barbecue, and the green grass cool and dewy between my toes. I’m participating in the River of StonesContinue reading “Small stone #29”
How textbooks are becoming cool
A few years ago, when all this technology was still emerging, I wrote a short piece advocating a major revolution in the textbook industry: I called for the educational publishing industry to replace print texts with e-textbooks. That piece became part of a chapter in a book on compassionate teaching that I’m writing, but itContinue reading “How textbooks are becoming cool”
Small stone #28
The glass crunching underfoot is something of a mystery, as though city workers had broken all the globes in the street lights just to change the bulbs. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
A Writer’s Notebook: Spoken word video
A video is a strange thing to include in a Writer’s Notebook, at least in the sense that I couldn’t have written this in my little brown notebook with the unlined paper. But the purpose of the online Notebook is simply to create, and I’ll use whatever medium works. So bear with me, and I’llContinue reading “A Writer’s Notebook: Spoken word video”
Small stone #27
My wife fell behind while walking in the mall, and when I turned to find her she told me, “I tripped on the in-between.” (This is a true story.) I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Small stone #26
Somehow, the goldenrod sunset through the trees isn’t nearly as beautiful since they cut down all the trees. I’m participating in the River of Stones project in January. Look for a new post each day. Click the badge at left for more details.
Photo blog 39
“Word on the street.” Musicians in Chicago, IL, 12 July 2009. Soapbox moment: I strongly support public artists like muralists, sidewalk chalk artists, street musicians, and street poets. So yes, in exchange for the privilege of taking these photos and listening to some great music, I did tip both these musicians. I also thanked them. Continue reading “Photo blog 39”
And we’re live (again)*
Are we re-alive? Re-animated? A zombie? Whatever the case, here we are, exactly one year after I migrated over to WordPress and expanded my blog to become a website, and now I’ve relaunched as–well, really, the same thing. Only cleaner, with better organization. My website has matured. And taken a shower and combed its hair.Continue reading “And we’re live (again)*”
Samuel Snoek-Brown 