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Kevin Six’s Famous Last Words
*No, do not get yourself a piece of cheese, the man eats first.*You me sex now!*It’ll only take a minute.*No, it won’t hurt me, I’m a trained trapeze artist.
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Finding peace in chaos
I feel inadequate in trying to describe the past few days. Watching the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy through the lens of the media solidifies a few things for me:1. Being present means being present with what is. Not what it should be, what I should think about it, how I should feel about it. …
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Practicing the Present
Present: being, existing, or occuring at this time now.In this crazy, 24/7, non-stop media, facebook, twittering frenzy world it is hard sometimes not to be distracted. Incredibly hard sometimes. Add something difficult in life and become even more scattered or frenzied. There have been times in my life where I have been completely fractured and…
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Awake (Wednesday morning poetry)
Awake Awake: Perchance to not dream. What if what appears is An illusion created? Fear molded complicity Fables taught as facts Perceptions as reality All lies. Waking up to dream: As, what is appearance, Creation of false reality, Sparks the light inside Emerging to awaken the flame Of our collective consciousness And set our souls…
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Sidelined
NewYorker So, very painfully, I crept into a new chiropractor’s office last week. No physical yoga practice for 10 days. And when I start again, it won’t look like anything that I’ve been practicing. No, this is called slow progress back. And it was time to take the practice of yoga from one of the…
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Paper Stars
Paper Stars We were making paper stars: Some were almost perfect. Others reflected the unsteadiness of 8 year old wobbly hands with child-safe scissors. And with each imperfection the delight of the task slowly faded. We would not have perfection.We would have almost good enough, A chip away at a much bigger idea. The idea…
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Opehqueh
The word Opehqueh in Nahualt tongue means “they began.” This is the name that some incredible ladies (Marisol Best and Crystal Mercado) chose for their project that I am SO excited to be a part of. The short version is that we are an ensemble group creating a piece about the effects of technology. This…
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The condensed version
Last time we talked, it was before I went to Alaska. If you want the idea of how it went check out the Fringe Board, yeah, they read my play. I read some other wonderful plays for some talented playwrights. I also got really sick. Like food poisoning teeth chattering sick. But life-changing, yes. I…
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Barefoot
Barefoot Barefoot In my mom’s friend’s backyard Tall weeds Unfinished construction Dirty rusted nail in wood Now in my foot Remembering Tetanus shot Blood Cockroach infested kitchen Unclean Poverty We bond with each other Over bloody feet Circumstances into which we’re born Methods we used to cope Until that turned to addictions Without the benefit…
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Jennie Olson Six 