Creation myth

Resistance

Here’s a story about the Egyptian creation myth and DUET FOR ONE.

Reading sustains and expands me. It is one of my great pleasures to share special books with you.

I am just finishing Booker Prize Winner Samantha Harvey’s ORBITAL.

This stunningly written, short book takes place in a space capsule containing astronauts from different countries orbiting the earth. Their interior lives and the view out the window makes for astonishing reading. Here’s a paragraph I particularly loved:

The planet is shaped by the sheer amazing force of human want, which has changed everything, the forests, the poles, the reservoirs, the glaciers, the rivers, the seas, the mountains, the coastlines, the skies, a planet contoured and landscaped by want. [Page 112, hardback edition]

I had a wonderful time interviewing Paul Lisicky this week about his memoir SONG SO WILD AND BLUE, which he crafted around Joni Mitchell’s work. I’m also delighted to recommend this book.

On my way to interview Paul Lisicky @ Politics & Prose

With the man himself.

Republic of Cruelty

This has been a hard week. Every week under Voldemort and his cronies is a hard week. The administration is disappearing people, hacking off chunks of our government, and swinging a wrecking ball that hurts our most vulnerable neighbors and aims to destroy our humanity.

We are strong and we are angry, and we must harness our strength and purpose to fight this monstrosity. They are not us, this is not who we want to be. This is a “stupid coup” (quoting Rebecca Solnit) and we need to raise our voices.

On April 5 a mass rally is planned in Washington and around the country. Let’s show up. Here is DC information. If you scroll down, you can link to events in your locations.

If you want to go to a #Teslatakedownevent, find one near you.

Here are five ways Voldemort is weaker than he looks.

Let’s let them know that our democracy is not for sale.

Love,

Martha

P.S. ICYMI, here is last week’s Substack newsletter, “Egypt.”