Archive - Hungry for Gumbo

“I know that the earth absorbs perfume and urine with the same indifference.” –Zora Neale Hurston

Feb 29, 2020

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” -Ray Bradbury

Aug 9, 2020

"A strugglin' man has got to move." -Jimmy Cliff

May 3, 2020

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer." -Zora Neale Hurston

May 29, 2020

"Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals." -Aldo Leopold

Jun 16, 2021

"Actual space is intrinsically more powerful and specific than paint on a flat surface." -Donald Judd

May 23, 2021

"To destroy is always the first step in any creation." -e. e. cummings

Feb 1

Happy Halloween! I moved my newsletter from MailChimp’s platform to Substack. At least for this edition. Substack is easier to use, and I hope that this…

Oct 31, 2019

"The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Jan 1

Now as before, generous patrons help to feed artists and writers, because artists and writers provide an essential service to humankind.

Apr 13, 2020

Do you know the Bob Dylan song, “Everything Is Broken”? Let’s give it a listen before we contemplate. Dylan often expresses what we’re feeling. He wrote…

Feb 21, 2021

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." -William Shakespeare

Apr 1

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