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social media, bad news, and hate
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Britton Gildersleeve
I have a love-hate relationship with social media these days. One year I gave it up for Lent, and I should have just kept driving in that direction. It’s a time sink of the worst order — a veritable black hole. Not to mention how it saps energy! (And creativity…) That’s the bad news. The love part…
self vs others, or, if I love myself enough
By
Britton Gildersleeve
This is my mantra lately. I’m backing out of my ‘commitments’ to try to squeeze in some time just to think. The problem w/not working outside the home is that people assume you don’t work at all. They don’t see ‘everyday life’ as work. And maybe for others, it isn’t. But what I’m finding is…
living what’s to hand, or, dinner as a metaphor
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Last night’s dinner was brought to its happy eaters by creativity. Experience, as well. And a huge helping of why not try this? And now I’m wondering why that attitude doesn’t work for me in more venues… I had great organic chicken — bought on a spur-of-the-moment visit to the brand-new Trader Joe’s (we are officially…
that was then, or, through a glass dimly
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I’m not much of one to look backwards. The good news? That means I don’t second-guess myself a lot, thankfully. But it also means I don’t have any childhood friends, really — a lot of family, but no school friends. Only one high school friend — the art editor of the high school journal I…
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