Isn’t it crazy how doing something (a leisure activity, a holiday, simply relaxing) without posting about it online, is almost a revolutionary act now.
Ana, I swear we moved (in our forties, with a baby) to New York just because of that damn goings on section in the New Yorker! Then of course once we were there it was too difficult to go out and do any of the things. I loved your post, and my husband and I have been making a big effort to do less internet and more real life lately, which is great and kind of feels like we’re on vacation.
I'm reminded how Writers in general are the bards of small things. And how we look to help fill the (small? tall?) order by slowing us down, providing us detours, and enveloping us in often tiny little miracles of sensation, texture, observation -- and reflection. I enjoyed this reflective piece and now I'm reflecting on how social media offers a wide(r) spectrum of people a space to explore and experiment with being a Writer.
Thank you Elliot. What I love about reading is exactly how the writers I like offer me a window to new worlds AND also their view on things we all see everyday day. Seeing small things with new eyes makes them if not different, at least more interesting.
Isn’t it crazy how doing something (a leisure activity, a holiday, simply relaxing) without posting about it online, is almost a revolutionary act now.
I think people fear that if they don’t advertise it, it never happened.
Ana, I swear we moved (in our forties, with a baby) to New York just because of that damn goings on section in the New Yorker! Then of course once we were there it was too difficult to go out and do any of the things. I loved your post, and my husband and I have been making a big effort to do less internet and more real life lately, which is great and kind of feels like we’re on vacation.
Anna! I hear you! I used to imagine a life incompatible with my circumstances. Now I just dream of gentle breezes and reading books uninterrupted.
Joining you in the simplicity and joy of idleness. What a refreshing exhale of an essay. 🙏
Thank you Kimberly!
I'm reminded how Writers in general are the bards of small things. And how we look to help fill the (small? tall?) order by slowing us down, providing us detours, and enveloping us in often tiny little miracles of sensation, texture, observation -- and reflection. I enjoyed this reflective piece and now I'm reflecting on how social media offers a wide(r) spectrum of people a space to explore and experiment with being a Writer.
Thank you Elliot. What I love about reading is exactly how the writers I like offer me a window to new worlds AND also their view on things we all see everyday day. Seeing small things with new eyes makes them if not different, at least more interesting.