A list of beautiful things #27
on the people in our lives we used to love and know
This is exactly the type of painting that someone named “Carducius Plantagenet Ream” would paint.
What do dandelions do in the nighttime? They dance among their little seedlings.
I wish all clothing tags looked like this.
Small acts of consideration? Asking the question, “Do you want to join us?”
A magical thing you can do with a faux fireplace.
This may be one of the most moving comics I’ve read in a very, very long time. “And I realized that this is what you must have been trying to teach us, that image of beauty are all around us if you pay close attention.”
“If you have the privilege to go through belongings from your past, it means someone cared enough to hold on to all of it for you.”
Of course you want to watch Butterfly in the Sky, the documentary about LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow. Watch the trailer here.
The weird and wonderful sensations of viewing a total solar eclipse. "It's like you've left the solar system and are looking back from some other world."
Wow, this took me back.
And some little things from me
It was bittersweet to see the duplex once again after so many years, but it was also an affirmation.
An interview on death and dying with my 96-year-old Nanay: “What do you think will happen when you die? My spirit will roam.”
Holy wow, this edition overflows with enriching gifts, Malaka! It's more like a list of exquisite things.
Two led me to traipse beyond the links to learn more about creators Morgan Harper Nichols (#4), a 34-year-old MFA candidate, and Jordan Bolton (#6), a designer in Manchester, UK. I wound up savoring other work samples, so thanks for the trips!
As you no doubt know, Morgan's "Small acts of consideration" page is accompanied by seven other stimulating reminders of how to be present, engaging, a good communicator, attentive, thoughtful, resourceful. Your own March 4 minizine on generosity dovetails perfectly with her set.
And Jordan's nine-page Instagram comic moves me too -- a vivid reminder to see deeper, look closer, think looser and appreciate more widely, as well as an homage to the lifelong impact of skilled, dedicated educators . . . including imaginative substitute teachers.
You certainly find beauty and wisdom as you scroll, and are a valued curator of worthy links.
I really loved this newsletter! Especially the interview with your Nanay. I'm pretty close to my Ammamma, and I also ask her a bunch of deep questions a lot of the time. Most of the time, I get a vague proverb or a sassy answer abt not wasting my time though :).