Thanks, Jason for the many solstice gifts! Not least of which, these lines of yours:
“The light that’s returning is already within us.” (Oh my!)
“And really, it’s not the light that’s returning. It’s us and our place on the living, spinning, orbiting sphere that’s turning back to the light. The light never left, never moved, never blinked. The sun is always standing still. Earth is the tumultuous one in the relationship, and humans are the children spinning tales about the tumult.”
Just dropping in a couple of weeks late to say thanks for this piece. It was another dense and wonderful read. I just ordered a copy of Ways of Being thanks to your rec here (which is the second I saw this week - the other writer recommending this book was Austin Kleon). Of those you listed on your TBR, I've read a few, and would particularly recommend Eager. I also read The Heat Will Kill You First recently (oddly enough, while holing up in a trailer during freak rainstorms at Burning Man) and it was impactful in the vein of the opening scene of Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future, which I had to set aside because it was too much. Maybe I'll return to the Robinson book in 2024.
I appreciate your stack of books waiting to be read. Here too, but that didn’t stop me from buying three titles by Nina McLaughlin. I love her Paris Review pieces. Thank you for your beautifully crafted and thoughtful writings. It is a welcome treat every week. Happy Solstice!
Aw, shucks — thanks, Jason, for the shoutout. And, as always, thanks for thinking and writing on behalf of the planet.
Thanks, Jason for the many solstice gifts! Not least of which, these lines of yours:
“The light that’s returning is already within us.” (Oh my!)
“And really, it’s not the light that’s returning. It’s us and our place on the living, spinning, orbiting sphere that’s turning back to the light. The light never left, never moved, never blinked. The sun is always standing still. Earth is the tumultuous one in the relationship, and humans are the children spinning tales about the tumult.”
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Just dropping in a couple of weeks late to say thanks for this piece. It was another dense and wonderful read. I just ordered a copy of Ways of Being thanks to your rec here (which is the second I saw this week - the other writer recommending this book was Austin Kleon). Of those you listed on your TBR, I've read a few, and would particularly recommend Eager. I also read The Heat Will Kill You First recently (oddly enough, while holing up in a trailer during freak rainstorms at Burning Man) and it was impactful in the vein of the opening scene of Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future, which I had to set aside because it was too much. Maybe I'll return to the Robinson book in 2024.
Thanks for mentioning my book and my newsletter, Jason. I appreciate that. I'm looking forward to getting into your writing too.
I appreciate your stack of books waiting to be read. Here too, but that didn’t stop me from buying three titles by Nina McLaughlin. I love her Paris Review pieces. Thank you for your beautifully crafted and thoughtful writings. It is a welcome treat every week. Happy Solstice!
Another wonderful read from a Dane looking forward to brighter days.