Joseph Cornell • Landscape with Figure, 1972

maybe it’s time to get my MFA

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The opening credit sequence of Pachinko truly is a masterpiece. youtube.com/watch?v=1GgKXR…

For when your dog Otis starts squeaking—

If you think you've seen a more perfect oyster than a Deer Landing oyster—no you haven't.

Insta has me convinced that nobody knows what POV is anymore

The end of oyster season aka "when the work ends, the work begins."

I fell in love with the Grateful Dead when I was 10 years old. Their music has been present at the best moments of my life. Phil Lesh's passing—while not unexpected at age 84—is a tough one. "Such a long, long time to be gone and a short time to be there." Thanks for the music.

Maria Herrick Bray lived a life of influence through the second half of the 19th century and opening decades of the 20th, a time when most women had little opportunity to make their mark outside the home. trib.al/CPes8jo

Do yourself a favor and check out the new podcast Awakeners, produced-edited-hosted by writer Lena Crown and focusing on how writers mentor each other -- and the lifelong relationships that form as a result. awakenerspodcast.com

I could never leave Twitter. If I did, how would all these hotties with 20-50 followers get to see pictures of my dog?

Happy Thanksgiving youtu.be/Vkv7nNL7M3k?si…

Out Christmas tree shopping with the dog.

Solitude - 1944 #artbots #hopper

Auld Lang Syne, a traditional tune to bid fairwell to the old year. Happy New Year from the West of Ireland!

Dog, Maine

It took me 39 years to understand how nice it is to sit with a cup of tea and a heating pad—and I could either mourn all of the years we lost, or I can appreciate every day we still have together in front of us.

This ain't my first rodeo. I mean literally it is though.