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In 2014 I wrote Guns ‘R US, part one which was published by The Good Men Project. They just featured part two, “Life in the Shooting Empire.” Thank you GMP. Link to full story below via The Good Men Project. For Guns ‘R US part two, click this https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/guns-r-u-s-parf-ii-lbkr/
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And what is the state of the state? For starters, a Pandemic killing millions worldwide; Armed insurrection at US Capitol; President calling to overturn Democratic election; Giant problems rolling out vaccine; Economy for average Americans failing; A crumbling infrastructure (dams, bridges, highways, small towns), across the country; Planetary overconsumption and stressed resources (water, food, land);
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Artists’ respond, aiming to align wonder, word, and music. They lean into imagining what the tree sees in relationships, in children, and in backyard dreams. Thorburn’s tree is a witness to life in the yard, the house, in the sky above, and the buckling sidewalk below; the whole tree-is-us in our tangled roots and bent
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And The Diamond Speaks in Runes https://greg-ormson.medium.com/and-the-diamond-speaks-in-runes-4ac221b65c41 In this essay, @GAOrmson writes about his lifelong journey with baseball and connecting with his family. https://t.co/75dFVyToD2 — The Twin Bill (@thetwinbill) December 15, 2020
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A baseball story from a North Menomonie Oriole, 1966 and beyond. “The Diamond Speaks in Runes,” my story in The Twin Bill a literary baseball publication from New York. Thank you Scott Bolohan for suggestions and to Russell Thorburn who helped me turn a final phrase to its 9th inning close. I’ve learned the best
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Words and music below for my spoken word piece accompanied by sitar. My friend Dino Corvino in his, “Here You Are Wausau” podcast will be focusing on Writing in Public – what he also calls citizen journalism – in his next few episodes. He’ll be speaking with a few friends that write, talking about his
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RITE OF TRANSITION a spoken word new age music piece by Randy Anagnostis and Gregory Ormson. It reflects upon the underlying tradition of cooperation and peaceful transition of presidential authority in the United States. What’s happened in the last two weeks is an embarrassment to our country and to the world.
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Yoga’s blueprint, passed originally by word of mouth, then written on banana leaves and now shared by books and digital media, is steeped in an elegant heritage which admonishes the yogi from seeds of an encounter with self. This deepening with self is born in stillness and realized in the mind, body, and spirit. It’s
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The Twin Bill, a new literary baseball publication, is available online. Check out stories, poems, and artwork featuring writer’s takes on pitching, Cooperstown, the Babe, existentialism at home plate, and interviews along with poetry and fiction on all things baseball. LINK https://thetwinbill.com/
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<meta name=”google-site-verification” content=”979nHMC7ZONOZ5dPqwJZCGJs4N44ZVngj9CsL3gx0t0″ /> A simple Earth anthem. Randy Anagnostis keyboard, Gregory Ormson and Russell Thorburn words.
GREGORY ORMSON'S Notes, Articles, Blogs, Vlogs Gregory Ormson writes from the ecotone, the vibrant intersections of landscape, spirituality, and physical presence. His essays and poems have appeared in literary journals, anthologies, and print magazines. Author of *Yoga Song* and other works, Ormson blends lyrical observation with grounded reflection drawn from his Midwestern roots and global travels. He lives in Arizona and Wisconsin, seeking stillness where stories emerge like bears. 