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        &lt;p&gt;"The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness." - Vladimir Nabokov&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I love ruled paper." - Me&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;LINKS:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-best-american-essays-of-the-century-joyce-carol-oates/11841453?ean=9780618155873&amp;amp;next=t"&gt;The Best American Essays of The Century&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/merriam-webster-s-everyday-language-reference-set-merriam-webster/11687054?ean=9780877793328&amp;amp;next=t"&gt;Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Learn more about my drawing &lt;a href="https://www.inmangallery.com/video/35-robyn-o-neil-hell/"&gt;HELL&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;See &lt;a href="https://www.canonvanvlaanderen.be/content/uploads/2023/03/James-Ensor-harmonium.jpg"&gt;James Ensor in front of Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889&lt;/a&gt; as an old man. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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"The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief cra...

"The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness." - Vladimir Nabokov"I love ruled paper." - MeLINKS:Buy The Best American Essays of The CenturyBuy Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary BuilderLearn more about my drawing HELL See James Ensor in front of Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889 as an old man.&nbsp;

Episode 397: Nabokov, Merriam-Webster & Bad Documentaries 

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        &lt;p&gt;Dear You,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We last spoke in January and I've missed you; I've missed this. A lot has happened. A lot has not. Let's pick back up where we left off, but let's make it better and more loving this time. Let's not let the hoards of negatives overshadow the rest — the ever-present glimmerings of light. I simply can't anymore. I woke up different after that night. I even had pink cheeks for the first time in ages, according to some! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Such fun to wake up though!&lt;br&gt;Such fun too if you don't!" - C.K. Williams&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All my love,&lt;br&gt;Robyn&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINKS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy C.K. Williams "Writers Writing Dying" at &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/writers-writing-dying-c-k-williams/8479733?ean=9780374534127&amp;amp;next=t"&gt;INDIEBOUND&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Damien Jurado's &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/maraqopa/"&gt;INSTAGRAM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/"&gt;INSTAGRAM&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our &lt;a href="https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/kqdgw0"&gt;MEAL TRAIN&lt;/a&gt; ❤️🌮❤️ if you're so inclined. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Listen to every episode of ME READING STUFF on my &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ROBYN_ONEIL/featured"&gt;YOUTUBE PAGE.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Keep dying! Keep writing it down!"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Dear You,We last spoke in January and I've missed you; I've missed this. A lot has happened. A lo...

Dear You,We last spoke in January and I've missed you; I've missed this. A lot has happened. A lot has not. Let's pick back up where we left off, but let's make it better and more loving this time. Let's not let the hoards of negatives overshadow the rest — the ever-present glimmerings of light. I simply can't anymore. I woke up different after that night. I even had pink cheeks for the first time in ages, according to some! "Such fun to wake up though!Such fun too if you don't!" - C.K. WilliamsAll my love,RobynLINKS:Buy C.K. Williams "Writers Writing Dying" at INDIEBOUND.Damien Jurado's INSTAGRAMMy INSTAGRAM Our MEAL TRAIN ❤️🌮❤️ if you're so inclined. Listen to every episode of ME READING STUFF on my YOUTUBE PAGE."Keep dying! Keep writing it down!"

Episode 396: MY 10th ANNIVERSARY EPISODE❣️ / C.K. Williams - Writers Writing Dying

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        &lt;p&gt;"It is certainly true that the larger and older the living thing is, the harder it is to know how to care for it." - Lydia Davis&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I barely know what a uterus is for God's sake." - Me&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LINKS:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy "The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis" &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-collected-stories-of-lydia-davis-lydia-davis/12352777?ean=9780312655396"&gt;HERE.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Become a Subscriber on &lt;a href="https://robynoneil.substack.com"&gt;My Substack!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Become a &lt;a href="https://robynoneil.substack.com/p/i-want-to-make-you-a-drawing"&gt;Paid Subscriber &lt;/a&gt;and get a drawing! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/"&gt;My Instagram &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.robynoneil.com"&gt;My Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ROBYN_ONEIL"&gt;My Youtube &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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"It is certainly true that the larger and older the living thing is, the harder it is to know how...

"It is certainly true that the larger and older the living thing is, the harder it is to know how to care for it." - Lydia Davis"I barely know what a uterus is for God's sake." - MeLINKS:Buy "The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis" HERE.Become a Subscriber on My Substack!Become a Paid Subscriber and get a drawing! My Instagram My WebsiteMy Youtube 

Episode 395: Lydia Davis - Priority (Again) & Answer Corner 

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        &lt;p&gt;"Help! I'm David from Sesame Street, and they're trying to kill me!" - Northern Calloway &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear." - Zora Neale Hurston &lt;br&gt;LINKS:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Calloway"&gt;The Wikipedia article on Northern Calloway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://robynoneil.substack.com"&gt;My Substack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Damien Jurado's record label - &lt;a href="https://damienjuradomusic.com"&gt;Maraqopa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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"Help! I'm David from Sesame Street, and they're trying to kill me!" - Northern Calloway "Grab th...

"Help! I'm David from Sesame Street, and they're trying to kill me!" - Northern Calloway "Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear." - Zora Neale Hurston LINKS:The Wikipedia article on Northern CallowayMy SubstackDamien Jurado's record label - Maraqopa

Episode 394: The Life of Northern Calloway (David from Sesame Street)  

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        &lt;p&gt;Praying for apathy, deciding towards easy. &lt;br&gt;Love, Robyn&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LINKS:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy Joshua Rivkin's &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/chalk-the-art-and-erasure-of-cy-twombly-joshua-rivkin/8075520?ean=9781612198545"&gt;Chalk: The Art and Erasure of Cy Twombly &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here is my &lt;a href="https://robynoneil.substack.com"&gt;SUBSTACK!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here is my &lt;a href="https://www.robynoneil.com"&gt;website.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.menil.org/exhibitions/261-works-by-cy-twombly"&gt;The Cy Twombly Gallery &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org"&gt;Robert Rauschenberg &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jasper-johns.org"&gt;Jasper Johns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://officialhenrydarger.com/images/"&gt;Henry Darger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Praying for apathy, deciding towards easy. Love, RobynLINKS:Buy Joshua Rivkin's Chalk: The Art an...

Praying for apathy, deciding towards easy. Love, RobynLINKS:Buy Joshua Rivkin's Chalk: The Art and Erasure of Cy Twombly Here is my SUBSTACK!Here is my website.The Cy Twombly Gallery Robert Rauschenberg Jasper JohnsHenry Darger

Episode 393: Joshua Rivkin - In the Black (on Cy Twombly) 


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