Roses in December

It was that impossible thing: happiness that does not wilt to reveal the thin shoots of some new desire rising from within it.George Saunders, “Tenth Of December” Another month recap in pictures, with a postscript on other stuff: The month began as it always begins, with Christmas movies in the background whilst stringing (aka copiouslyContinueContinue reading “Roses in December”

O Tannenbaum

O Christmas tree, o Christmas treeYour dress wants to teach me something:Your hope and durabilityProvide comfort and strength at any time.O Christmas tree, o Christmas treeThat’s what your dress should teach me.Ernst Anschütz, “O Tannenbaum” (English translation) Get a plastic tree without lights, they said. It’s the smart thing to do, they said. If you bought a treeContinueContinue reading “O Tannenbaum”