wax poetic exquisite corpse

musings for the wondering spirit by Lorna Festa

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Waxing poetic, or lyrical, or philosophical and exquisite corpses explained!


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  • On crying

    On crying

    But let’s get back to crying and the mother of all systems, the nervous system. Wanna know why you’re so goddamn puffy? Why your face feels bruised the next day? Why your eyelids look like water beds begging to be punctured? That is your autonomic nervous system.

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  • Social media is like riding the school bus

    Social media is like riding the school bus

    Social media is like riding a school bus because there’s a sense of urgency and immediacy; just thinking about it can make you anxious…

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  • What’s the use of a title?

    What’s the use of a title?

    I’ll let you both rest now, as an earth-walker I’m gonna stick to confiding in my cat and admiring children and learning to let go and have faith. It suits me better.

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  • (Dog Days of) Summer Reading List

    (Dog Days of) Summer Reading List

    Happy first day of autumn!!! Summer 2022’s reading list is late because I am a mom, a busy woman, and yes, a procrastinator. You can call it your Fall Reading List if you prefer. Favorite books I read this summer I did get to rev up the reading a little this summer (compared with my

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  • Finding your PRIDE

    Finding your PRIDE

    Exclusion is a huge part of our culture, as United States citizens. The irony is a country founded on the self-evident truth that all are created equal in reality rarely treats people with any sort of equality.

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  • COUSINS (Part 1 of many)

    COUSINS (Part 1 of many)

    Your cousins are your brood, your pack. If you’re lucky like me, you’ve got two packs – mom’s siblings’ kids and dad’s siblings’ kids.

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