by Pearl Klein | May 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
There are a lot of things that we SHOULD do because they are good for us. I’m guessing you already know what they are, unless you’ve been sleeping (8 hours a day, starting no later than 10pm, in a completely dark room, no phone plugged in by your head, no...
by Pearl Klein | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
People who are younger than me have started dying. Of course, that’s a lie, a lie I tell myself alternately as a comfort and as a spur to action. They’ve always been dying, but now that I’m in my mid-century, people in their 40s seem like...
by Pearl Klein | May 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
My Aunt Adaire told me a joke a long time ago about a group of people driving to Houston. As they went along they saw road signs: “Houston 200 miles,” “Houston 126 miles,” “Houston 50 miles.” When they saw a sign that said...
by Pearl Klein | Apr 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Persuasive, not perfect. Meaningful, not perfect. Complete, not perfect. Understood, not perfect. Comprehensible, not perfect. Weird, not perfect. Significant, not perfect. Purposeful, not perfect. Creative, not perfect. Near, not perfect. Lovely, not perfect. Edible,...
by Pearl Klein | Apr 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Lesson is the noun; learn is the verb. All the lessons are present, we just need to figure out what to do with them. Lesson One: The Great Blue Heron My neighborhood has crows, gulls, and pigeons aplenty, along with flickers, starlings, sparrows, robins, woodpeckers,...
by Pearl Klein | Apr 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
What did I come here to learn and what did I come here to teach? They are the same thing. I always learn and teach at the same time. Today I’m teaching and learning how to use writing to get myself unstuck and back on track. Or is that too many things? One thing...
