Monthly Archives: January 2018

Clean up your own house, and be nice.

Posted on January 30, 2018 by abiggerworldyet

This past November I did a residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. All in attendance during my time there (fourteen writers, nine visual artists, and three composers) agreed that President Trump was not the best candidate for … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture (as best as we are able) | Tagged art and change, art and civility, art and conversation, art and faith, be kind, be nice, be the difference, Guggenheim, hate, Trump | 1 Comment

The Use of Time is Fate

Posted on January 23, 2018 by abiggerworldyet

Delighting in the aisles of Given’s Books in Lynchburg Virginia I think in part I was already dazed a bit. I had found myself smitten and reassured that there are independent booksellers that are thriving. Lo-and-behold, Amazon hasn’t destroyed all … Continue reading →

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Where I’m From

Posted on January 15, 2018 by abiggerworldyet

With the turning of the leaves in this past Fall a dear friend and woman I respect greatly Kristyn Komarnicki gave me an assignment. Well, she gave a number of us an assignment. It was for those of us who … Continue reading →