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As much as we would like to, we cannot live on social media. All the internet is ourselves, looking back at us and through us. A scrapbook of Polaroids hanging out and hanging in. We take the time to capture a moment, but does the experience wane in comparison once it has been documented? Is memory devalued for its unreliability to others? Is experience forgone for its unimmunized ubiquity, uniqueness, utilitarianism? Have a moment and think of the ways you want to be remembered. How you will never be forgotten.
Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents by Lise Funderburg was an informative and personal view into the lives of writers but also adults who were once children wanting to know who they were and are now. Beautifully presented reflections in theory and practice! Read my full review here: https://wigginswords.com/2019/08/30/apple-tree-writers-on-their-parents-by-lise-funderburg-book-review/
I'll be at the @orlandomuseumofart for @ucf.edu Eclectic Knights XI on Thurs. Sept. 5, from 6 - 9 PM! Come out for a Knight of art from UCF's artists and poetry from your local poet. To purchase tickets, click the link in my bio.
Back to school and back to being schooled.
Who are you wearing? Most of the clothes on our back were made under harsh conditions we would not know about, or worse, care to. beyondBeanie is changing that, a social fashion line that empowers Bolivian female artisans and gives back to their children and disadvantaged communities in the cities of Cochabamba, El Alto, La Paz, and Punata. I'm grateful to be able to help as a beyondBeanie Rep, and with each item purchased, you will receive it hand-signed by an artisan and help give a child these benefits: 1 Beanie = 5 Meals 1 Bracelet = 1 Dental Care 1 Bag = 1 School Supplies 1 Poncho = 1 School Uniform In addition to giving back, @hachettebooks and @grandcentralpub has given me 10 copies of the new reissue of Parable of the Sower by @octaviaebutler and I'm giving 9 of them away! To enter the sweepstakes:* 1) Tag a friend and leave a comment with the hashtag #beyondbeanie 2) Use the link in my bio and the 25% discount code BWIG25 to buy from beyondBeanie and support Bolivia's artisans and communities. 3) Post a photo of yourself wearing beyondBeanie! *Open to residents of the US & Canada (13+), ends 11:59pm Fri 8/16. All 9 winners will be chosen and notified by Fri 8/23 at 11:59pm. Shipment to be determined individually. Good luck!
It is strange how summer can be both a reset setting and a site for launching. Days slowly creep on by without your permission. When we want them to stay longer, we make up for them with fleeting, small moments that last as long as memory has space for them. It got me thinking, more than usual, that no day is wasted if you decided to spend it. There are no zero days when you can count on the fact that you were given yesterday, today, and hopefully tomorrow. The sun and moon will not wait for you, so make them chase you instead. Suspend your disbelief. P.S. – I have a new opportunity in the works that will foster charity and posterity in the form of a sweepstakes! Stay tuned for my next post!

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