Great profile of a man’s man of a writer—who believes in good food.
“Food is a great literary theme. Food in eternity, food and sex, food and lust. Food is a part of the whole of life. Food is not separate.”
Manna
By Joseph Stroud
Everywhere, everywhere, snow drifting down,
a world becoming white, no more sounds,
no longer possible to find the heart of the day,
the sun is gone, the sky is nowhere, and of all
I wanted in life—so be it—whatever it is
that brought me here, chance, fortune, whatever
blessing each flake of snow is a hint of, I am
grateful, I bear witness, I hold out my arms,
palms up, I know it is impossible to hold
for long what we love of the world, but look
at me, is it foolish, shameful, arrogant to say this,
see how the snow drifts down, look how happy
I am.
On the power of vulnerability. I should watch this daily.
A good thought as Thanksgiving approches: Live in search of the magic. Find there the waves of gratitude.
What a beautiful film.
“All children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.”
Oh, these guys are coming out with a new album in early 2012. AW HELL YES.
A good Tribune interview with Scott Avett here.
Thought this was such a great speech at the Emmy awards last night. Short. Sentimental. Hilarious. Pitch-perfect, really.
