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30 Days of Love: RIP, Pete Seeger
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Britton Gildersleeve
I have always loved, admired, and respected Pete Seeger. As a musician, as a social activist, as an influence on American folk music, he’s one of my heroes. He died last night, and the world will be the poorer for his loss. As it was the brighter for his voice. Pete Seeger is the epitome…
freedom of (and from) religion
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Britton Gildersleeve
As I’ve mentioned recently, freedom of religion is a big deal to me. And that freedom doesn’t mean you get to worship your mainstream religion in public and I don’t. Or that you can discriminate against me — even harass me — because my beliefs differ from yours. And yet, despite the very clear dictates…
30 Days of Love: ‘love’s austere and lonely offices’
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Britton Gildersleeve
Today’s post is short but sweet, and courtesy of one of the best poets I’ve ever loved: Robert Hayden. At times in my life I have been without words: desperately lonely, or bitterly angry, or lost in one of those interior labyrinths we all know so well. Hayden has always been there before me, to…
30 Days of Love: drawing birds, getting it wrong, and compassion vs. love
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Britton Gildersleeve
This is not a great goldfinch sketch. BUT…. it’s measurably better than last year’s birds (see below). Because I’ve spent a YEAR drawing crappy birds. 🙂 And they’ve grown slightly less wretched each month. Here’s the kicker: you have to be able to look at the early birds ( 🙂 ) to see the progress.…
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