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Suppose you want to get an experience into words so that it is permanently there, as it would be in a painting-so that every time you read what you wrote, you reexperienced it. Suppose you want to say something so that it is right and beautiful-even though you may not understand exactly why. Or suppose words excite you-the way stone excites a sculptor-and inspire you to use them in a new way. And ...

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  • genki crepes on clement and 5th-- reading the labels on the packages of gummy fruit on the far right-hand aisle and laughing out loud. i didn't have any money to buy them but once i do i'll post the labels.
  • the fact that you can walk everywhere.
  • so many good restaurants to try.
  • arizmendi bakery at 9th and irving, and the ancient lady who comes there every morning and sits with her pastry and coffee, smiling at everyone.
  • the random 3-minute downpour of rain yesterday morning.
  • farmers' markets.
  • the view out my back window.
  • that there's always something new to discover.
jun 29 2006 ∞
nov 12 2006 +