The AM Intrigue

Tag: life

  • Lentils, pizza, yogurt

    Lentils, pizza, yogurt

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    Lentils, of course – as I detail here. Other than that, though, I make a pretty decent pizza. Here’s a simple dough recipe. Then just add whatever you want. I do sauce, cheese, onion, garlic, tomatoes, shredded tofu meat, and seasonings (I do black pepper, Italian seasoning, and nutritional yeast). You want the secret ingredient?…

  • The magic is in the gaps

    The magic is in the gaps

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    Ha! There’s a pile of anxiety-related books on my coffee table waiting to be read. I am currently reading the Selected Stories of Robert Walser and it is very good – in fact, it’s one of the best books I’ve read in a while (it was recommended to me by the clerk of a communist…

  • Hope at the End of the World #3

    Hope at the End of the World #3

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    Like the beacon of Amon Dîn Hope is kindled Or the straining of a voice In a concert-exhausted throat Hope lies in the proles, In people coming together, Uniting as a community Their mutual love blossoming Into something far greater Than the sum of their parts As in ‘big things,’ Hope Also lies in the…

  • Hope at the End of the World #2

    Hope at the End of the World #2

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    Hope is a star Burning radiantly Distant as the universe Yet beautiful and infinite The End of the World Is pocked by violence And endless division But, like the Star Who eventually explodes In wondrous marvel Hatred can shapeshift And become light Like the dying Star Hope persists Oft hidden Or covered by cloud But…

  • Hope at the End of the World #1

    Hope at the End of the World #1

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    Hope at the End of the World Is elusive and evasive Hiding amidst a slew of chaos, Bad news, hate, and helplessness Beaten down, though still flickering Even if faint and nearly exhausted Hope at the End of the World Is real, awaiting your return To its warm embrace Hope at the End of the…

  • Different

    Different

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    Everything could be done differently. In fact, everything is done differently; that’s the (beauty of the) subjective human experience. But, that’s me ignoring the question. What could I do differently? A lot of things, certainly, but many things are probably so ingrained and unconscious that they’d be extraordinarily difficult for me to do differently. Anyway,…

  • For the Professor

    For the Professor

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    January 3rd, and my country has invaded another and kidnapped its president. The flame of hope withers within me, and I think back to last time this happened.  This coincides with (ever-present) thoughts of rewatching Lord of the Rings. Today happens to be the Professor’s birthday, and I remember the hope the movies kindle, so…