That Makes Me Remember...

Here's how it works: I see something. I remember something. I reblog it. I write below it what it makes me remember.

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Ashram Life

What’s happening to me? I’m out in, like, nature. I’ve found that if I’m outside in the late Fall heading into winter, there are fewer bugs. Except for the almost moth attac…

With thanks to Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch

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What We Do To Make Us Whole

Spoken Word by Christina M. Rau

Thanks to Helen: A Literary Magazine for sharing my poem “What We Do To Make Us Whole.”

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The One With The Win

This is a story of triumph. A story of perseverance and victory. Might I say, a story of pure bliss. And friendship, of course. Not too long ago, S, R, and I visited the Friends apartments when the…

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A reader on empathizing with and relating to DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY, a coming-of-age story about a young Persian-American by Adib Khorram.

Latest from @bookriot about @adibkhorram‘s Darius The Great Is Not Okay

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Christina Rau's Walk to End Alzheimer's Page

I am Walking to End Alzheimer's. Donate today and help me reach my goal.

Team Joe Rau is lacing up again! This time, we’re hitting the pavement for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. If you want to join Team Joe Rau, we’d love to have you. If you’d like to donate, go on ahead. If you want to cheer us on, we’d appreciate it. This link is to my page, and you can find the link to the team page on it, too.

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#postcard

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Catacombs, Pudding, and Holland Taylor

Maybe rats and other creepy crawlies come to mind when thinking of the underground world of New York City. You take the subway? You’ve probably seen a rat. In fact, you take the subway, you&#…

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Miss Chocolate Bar

Candytopia is exactly what it sounds like, so let’s jump right in. I get to the city and need to walk only across the street and I’m where I need to be. How often does that happen? So, …

A little something for your sweet tooth courtesy of Jackie Sorkin the Candy Queen

CC: @southpawsweets

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Candytopia ... mmmm

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All About The Benjamin. Franklin.

Art. Fitness. Drizzling. Parks. Sweets. History. Philadelphia has all this stuff in a very walkable way. Side note: Every time I write Philadelphia, I can’t spell it right the first time. Wha…

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Forts!

My brother the history teacher/photographer and I the poet/all around geek set out on another tour of almost-edge-of-central New York. This time, it was all about artillery. The plan didn’t s…

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It's International Lefthanders' Day, and we're celebrating with books by and about lefthanders, and about lefthandedness.

Happy International Left Handers Day! Celebrate with some bookishness. Here’s my latest from @bookriot

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Seinclones

My brother took me to my first Brooklyn Cyclones game and it was Seinfeld night, so my brother wins Best Sibling Of The Year. Also, we drove from Long Island to Coney Island on the Belt Parkway in …

I went to my first @brooklyncyclones game and it was @seinfeld night. Giddyup!

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July 15, 2018 Yoga!

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Solsticing Still

June 21 was the Summer Solstice as usual. Also, as usual, Times Square filled up with yogis endeavoring to slot minds over madness. This year, the session I took turned out to be the best yoga clas…

Still feelin the zen

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GO BECAUSE I LOVE YOU: Fatherhood in Poetry

On Jared Harél's debut poetry collection Go Because I Love You, and the many ways it examines fatherhood.

Here’s one from @bookriot about poetry and fatherhood. 

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15 Poems About Fathers That are Non-Sentimental Non-Tragic

Don't want to fill your Father's Day card with sorrow and tears? Check out these poems about fathers that won't make dad weep.

In which @bookriot allows me to make a list about poems and dads.

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The Trailer for Gillian Flynn’s SHARP OBJECTS Is Here and It’s Magnificently Mysterious

Watch Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson in the trailer for Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects.

The latest from @bookriot