Pausing is Progress

A Mystical Experience from a single dose of Context

what Machu Picchu taught me about a Microwave

Nov 29, 2023 • 

Andrew Plainview

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5

Ms. Muse

an apology after a year break from writing

Nov 6, 2023 • 

Andrew Plainview

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August 2022

I pause for the body to catch up

a race mind v. body

Aug 21, 2022 • 

Andrew Plainview

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I paused with guilt this week.

Romance Ended, Procrastination, Pseudonym, IKEA Words

Aug 10, 2022 • 

Andrew Plainview

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June 2022

Stepdad and Backwoods Louisiana

Forgiving the villain

Jun 13, 2022 • 

Andrew Plainview

March 2022

No one writes like you do

A promise and a dare

Mar 17, 2022 • 

Andrew Plainview

I'm gonna get you

a lived nightmare

Mar 11, 2022 • 

Andrew Plainview

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January 2022

Pausing is Progress #4

I defeated covid!

Jan 18, 2022 • 

Andrew Plainview

Encouraging Environments

In the studio, my yoga instructor says grab two blocks, a strap, and a blanket. I stand up from my mat and walk to the cubbies. While waiting in line, I…

Jan 13, 2022 • 

Andrew Plainview

The Rosebush

THE GIFT On our last day together, a girlfriend gifted me a rosebush. She set it onto a corner of sunlight, on top of my dirtied red Persian rug, and…

Jan 11, 2022 • 

Andrew Plainview

December 2021

Pausing is Progress #3

Hi.

Dec 21, 2021 • 

Andrew Plainview

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Ready-Made Phrases

A friend emailed me this photo. I typed in to reply, “This photo warms m...” and some gmail robot, energized by 1s and 0s, not a drop of emotion in his…

Dec 8, 2021 • 

Andrew Plainview