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Creativity takes courage- Henri Matisse
Sometimes I wonder if ‘picking up a hobby’ is truly ever random, or incidental. I think the passion (and the latent talent?) has been there all along, waiting for the right moment. L and I were actually talking about this today and about where we’re at with our art. She’s miles ahead and has developed… Continue reading
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Teddy and the MET
The book was The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It had the virality of Dubai Chocolate. The NYTimes loved it. It was on everyone’s list. It won the Pulitzer. But I couldn’t even get past Chapter 1. There is something about Theodore Decker’s tone that bugged the hell out of me, and I just couldn’t get… Continue reading
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Saturday. The 80s. Curry fried chicken
It was a Saturday at home in Pangasinan. I was 15, I think. There was something good on TV, though I can’t remember what it was—only that, on a Saturday night, there was always something worth watching. Dad made curry fried chicken, which was quite inventive—but then, that was how he approached our meals. While… Continue reading
