There was once a cool musician named Siddhartha, who found a theme that was like a whole new tune … Vignette by Fred Leeds. In Writing.
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Shared Hands
A traveler finds himself walking a solitary path; a second man appears on the path before him. Are they one traveler or two? Vignette by Fred Leeds. In Writing.
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Soul’s Banquet Hall
When asked about the most abstract truth of Buddhism, Zen folk sometimes tell you to just wash your bowl after you’ve eaten. Is this a relevant answer or not? New vignette by Fred Leeds. In Writing.
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That Is Why They Call It Humanity
“On the wall before me there hangs a beautiful painting, a still life full of bright flowers. It hangs there by itself; the artist’s hand is no longer in sight …” New Vignette by Fred Leeds. In Writing.
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The Universe: Naked No More
“In the old days (before there were clocks and calendars and such), the universe was thought of as a person. Here is a fable, culled successfully from the few records of that time …” New Vignette by Fred Leeds. In Writing.
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The Beatles: Impressions of a Still-Loyal Fan
“The key to the Beatles’ success lay in the combined artistry of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, a rare harmony of unique traits. McCartney’s conventional musical genius and Lennon’s searching originality made for a truly one-of a-kind sound …” Original essay by Fred Leeds, in Writing.
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A House Come Alive
“Let’s compare the human community to a house, a sort of building. Within this building there dwells a spirit – no, not a ghost, but a real and living being …” New vignette by Fred Leeds. See A House Come Alive, in Writing.
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A Room Called Wonder
Inside my mind there is a room called Wonder, which holds everything cast off by the mind’s more exact science. Beauty can usually be found there … New vignette by Fred Leeds, in Writing.
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A Shoelace Called Awareness
“There was nothing I liked better as a boy than the arrival of new shoelaces. They came attached to whole shoes, of course, but I liked the laces even better than the shoes …” — new vignette by Fred Leeds, in Writing.
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Behind The Walls of Self and Other
Fiction. Exploring autumn leaves of the mind. New vignette by Fred Leeds. In Writing.
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Nervous Tom Meets Silly Nelly
Fiction: A Soul Adventure by Fred Leeds. In Writing.
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The Windows of Perspective
New vignette by Fred Leeds. In Writing.
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In Search of Winged Harmony
New vignette by Fred Leeds, in Writing.
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A New Take on the Inner Child
A new vignette by Fred Leeds, in Writing.
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My Clock
My Clock, meditation in verse by Fred Leeds, in Writing
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An Everywhere Idea
Seeing beyond our categories is a very special ability. It has to do with embracing the living specific, the variety “beneath” the group … An Everywhere Idea, new vignette by Fred Leeds
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‘Mind Jazz’ by Fred Leeds
Mind Jazz, A short perspective by Fred Leeds, in Writing.
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Strawberry, New York
Strawberry, New York is a delightful, short new vignette by Fred Leeds – in Writing
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Summer 2008
Well, my goodness, we don’t usually fall behind this far in updating What’s New. For Summitlake news and new articles across all our “departments”, we do rely on “At a Glance – Last Modified” on our home index page. We hope you do too.
We have new articles this summer in Commentary, Computers, La Parola, Miscellany, and Writing Notes. I’m mining all this from “At A Glance”. The menus in those departments show all the most recent postings.
Swan is still sending his delightful photo compositions in Photo Notes. I have a few new photos there too, including a couple of Washington state’s celebrated Mt. St. Helens. Fred Leeds has posted 10 more chapters as he wraps up Mutual I, in Writing. Oddly, I haven’t posted anything in my own My Notes since June – much of what I’m writing relates to what I’m reading, so that has all been going into Writing Notes instead.
Our index page counter seems to be stuck on 1,780,738 site visits (Feb 7). There is always something new to maintain on the site. We’ll do our best to keep those articles coming too. Cheers!
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May New Posts
- COMMENTARY – “I Remember Landing Under Sniper Fire”
- WRITING NOTES – Chapter 25, Mutual I, by Fred Leeds
- WRITING NOTES – “Love in the Time of Cholera” – review
- PHOTO NOTES – new photos by Swan (“Happy Days of Spring”) and me (“Acacia”)
- My Notes – “Reflection on Magenta”
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Photos and Notes
- PHOTO Notes – new images from Swan and Alex
- My Notes – Rain in Phoenix (12-8-07), Grammar Police (12-5-07), US Air “Lighting” Struck Twice (12-4-07)
- WRITING – new chapters for serial book “Mutual I” by Fred Leeds
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New in Writing, My Notes
- If you haven’t been following it, you should: in WRITING, we’re hosting a serial essay “Mutual I” by guest author Fred Leeds. These chapters aren’t long. If you’ve been following along, you should see why by now. I just posted Fred’s Chapter Five last night, and I’m really looking forward to more installments.
- That’s What I’m Talking About: in Writing Notes, I go back to Summitlake’s founding metaphor of The Lake, a place for reflection, but also a thing of beauty in its own right. “This short essay is just to remind us: have fun, but revere the lake. We are part of the local history of the lake, but it is also a part of us, more than most of us take the time to realize.”
- Letter to Stereophile Magazine: in My Notes, we finally get our licks in on all that political editorialzing on the subject of … music.
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The Mutual I
Building on his delightful essay “Birthday Year”, Guest Author Fred Leeds has embarked on a thoughful serial essay to explore how we see each other as human beings. New chapters should be added at a rate of about one every other week.
The Mutual I – now in our Writing department.
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“Birthday Year” – New Guest Author
We’re pleased to offer a delightful new short piece, Birthday Year, a creative submission from new Guest Author Fred Leeds.
“Birthday Year” is posted in our WRITING department, and is available now at the link above. We think you’ll agree it speaks of a wonderfully refreshing outlook. Do you see a different take on something that’s there all the time?
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Galleries from Terry White of Thailand
From our post in PHOTO Notes: We’re delighted to be able to offer two folders of images by Terry White of Thailand from a road trip he took there. Our thanks and gratitude to reader and correspondent Terry for graciously letting us post them.
We’ve posted the Terry White Galleries links page in our regular Photography department, indexed as “Terry White – NEW!” under Friends Gallery.
You can also get to Terry’s page directly.
It’s not often that we can see images of a road tour of Thailand, shot much as you or I might take them. Terry is an excellent photographer and has done some really rewarding work here. Thanks Terry!
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