Showing posts with label childhood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label childhood. Show all posts

Friday, November 8, 2024

the most pleasant part of life

"Kyoto I thoroughly enjoyed, staying in a Japanese inn, old-style, sleeping on a straw mat and lying on the floors half the day, admiring the little moss garden. Being on the floor was childhood again, and childhood is still the most pleasant part of life. A confession of adult failure."

~~ from Saul Bellow to Frances Gendlin, May 1972

Thursday, September 12, 2013

fist fights

At 9:11 p.m. on the anniversary of 9/11, I felt compelled to post some thoughts on fist fights, literature, summer camp, and more. Enjoy.

Auggie's Revenge and Fight for Your Long Day

Auggie's Revenge at affordable prices

Why pay less when spending more is so easy and free?   Right. In other words,   if anyone would like a shipped paperback copy of  Auggie...