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Rereading The Balloon Tree

I was enchanted by the idea of a tree that grew colorful balloons, and… and I’m not sure what else.

You grew the way trees have always grown, glorying in each new branch and stretching toward the sky to show them off.

Why is it that so much of culture and media supports the idea that success necessitates destruction?

USURP isn’t a very strategic play, but using it makes me feel like a level three English major.

As I stretch a yawn away, I reach for the daisy stem umbrella by the front door and step out to check the mail.

I learned to wriggle my fingers deep into the mud at the base of the green leek stems and to gently coax the bulbs from the earth.

The creators wanted you to fear this plant and they succeeded.

But if you manage to complete this step, you’re pre-qualified. You’ve qualified to see if you qualify.

by Jon Gorter | Jan 28, 2022 | 0 comments

Anything I do on top of sleeping and eating a few cookies registers as an accomplishment.

The way that people come together for a prolonged moment around music is kind of bizarre.