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Each of Us Can Help
Impact & Dialogue Education
Amit Shah
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February 2023
Up in Smoke
“Oh, return to zero, the master said. Use what’s lying around the house. Make it simple and sad.” (~ Stephen Dunn, “Visiting the Master”)
Amit Shah
Feb 24
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January 2023
The man with a mind
“ Without love, most of life remains concealed. Nothing is as fascinating as love, unfortunately.” ( ~ Hanif Kureishi)
Amit Shah
Jan 20
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Views From the Ministry of the Interior
“Nobody’s free without breaking open.” (~ Ocean Vuong, “Beautiful Short Loser”)
Amit Shah
Jan 10
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November 2022
To Look without Fear
“Life breaks everyone.” (~Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms)
Amit Shah
Nov 12, 2022
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August 2022
The Hand That Was Dealt
“The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.” (~ V.S. Naipaul, “In a Free State.”)
Amit Shah
Aug 29, 2022
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July 2022
Under the Staircase
“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” ~ Elizabeth Hardwick
Amit Shah
Jul 29, 2022
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Chimeras of Freedom
“I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn…
Amit Shah
Jul 14, 2022
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June 2022
Resist. However you can. Wherever you can.
61% of adult Americans are in favor of abortion rights
Amit Shah
Jun 24, 2022
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May 2022
NOTES OF A SUMMER
“Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come again in this identical guise.” (~Gwendolyn Brooks, “Annie Allen…
Amit Shah
May 27, 2022
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March 2022
Kettle in Winter
"The sweet smell of decaying paper appeals to me no longer. It is too closely associated in my mind with paranoiac customers and dead bluebottles…
Amit Shah
Mar 26, 2022
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How to Avoid Loneliness in 5 Easy Steps
“What does not change / is the will to change” ( ~ Charles Olson, “The Kingfishers”)
Amit Shah
Mar 5, 2022
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