Meditations in an Emergency

Meditations in an Emergency

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Rosecrans Baldwin
Nov 09, 2024
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A bad photograph, Los Angeles, California

Early Wednesday, day after the election, I went for a walk in a park.

No earbuds, just birdsong, overheard conversations, distant car noise. And during the hour, I probably sent about a dozen pictures to friends. I didn’t write captions, didn’t attach any notes, I just snapped and zapped—a eucalyptus tree, some f…

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