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Monthly Archives: September 2020
Don’t Tell the Archaeologist
My friend was flanked by two Inuit elders as she repeatedly picked up and asked about bones found on the ground. “A walrus rib,” the elder would reply, and then my friend would be off after another object. She knew … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Peoples, Culture, History
Tagged Archaeology, Dead Dog Café, Indigenous people, Innaanganeq, Kennewick Man, Kwäday Dän Tsʼìnchi, museums, snow knife, Thomas King
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Writing as a Logical Series of Steps
The inevitability of plot is one of the easiest aspects of writing. As a storyteller you shove a metal key into your characters, wind them up like a toy, and watch them perform series of proscribed motions. Many of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Culture, Literature, Writing
Tagged Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Naked in the Road, story writing, Writing
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Always a Working Light Bulb
No one who has lived in the west and has observed the rampant consumerism and waste will be surprised by yet another example of still functioning goods thrown away, but when people learn about the light bulbs, many are still … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Culture, Environmentalism
Tagged dumpster diving, light bulb, trash, urban farming
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