Memory — Our Only Afterlife
My mom and I. An ending, a beginning—going forward, going backward—a Möbius strip of memories. Zena Mnemonic. Non-linear Drips From A Memory Like A… | by...
What do you think Everything is?
A short piece. A four-minute read about Everything. We Move Through This Like We Know What It’s All About | by aleXander hirka | Nov, 2021 | Medium Just One...
Scary Past and Future
People love listening to SCARY RECORDINGS on Halloween! I got a really good one for you. Also known as "Ghost Tape Number 10", this was an audio mix the US...
October Words Art Song
My partner in life/art, Tammy, has landed a part-time job, working remotely from home. Big changes for our faux-retirement fantasy. This means we can end our...
The Sky Above, The Past Behind
Skies for the Eyes. ClouDelicious Sky. It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s . . . | by aleXander hirka | SNAPSHOTS | MediumIt’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s . . ....
Spectacles and Imagination
Spectacle in the USofA We are being genetically modified — slow-cooked by the corporate media — into Event Hunger. The museums don't just have exhibitions...
Winning Arts and Valuables
Here's some free art. Now that I've got my foot in your door . . . Let me open up my email suitcase of goodies for you to consider getting for folks on your...
September and Loss
“There’s a bit of magic in everything / and then some loss to even things out.” – Lou Reed In the 1990s I put together a compilation of songs — under the...
Pause and Imagine (and Get Used To It)
A pandemic fairy tale—spun from the fabric outdoors—written a year ago. Pandemic Pause. Tamara Takes Care Of Herself | by aleXander hirka | MediumTamara...
Remembering and Forgetting - Which 9/11?
Selective Remembering and Forgetting The 3 photos here, which tell a story of their own, were taken by me. I spent a few hours last night putting down the...
Walking Among The Dead, The Living & The Creative
Let me take you down / 'cause I'm going to . . . Woodlawn Cemetary, The Bronx, New York City The Dead & The Living. People and Trees at Woodlawn Cemetery |...
Special Edition for Labor Day
There is a glitch in the Buttondown software that brings this amazing newsletter to your email doorstep weekly. While that is being worked out — and a...
Meanwhile in Art & Life & Travels & Music
ART/LIFE A Life/Art Performance Piece in Reno, Nevada, on 25 August 2013. (A drive-through marriage may be the right choice for you. Ask your accountant.)...
Special Edition: "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
This BBC series was so amazing I could not wait until the next newsletter to share. . . “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” (BBC—Feb 2021) Adam Curtis is a...
On The Road Again
Kids and Friends in Vermont Last week I went to Vermont — where I lived for 20+ years — to visit with my three adult kids, as well as some dear friends. On...
Burning Man In Mind & Heart For Now
Here’s a little of the past as I am currently moving through the present and into the future on a trip to Vermont/Montreal. First real travel since the...
Looking Up and Down and All Around
This issue of the newsletter is for those who don’t like to read too much, but like cool pictures. Click and enjoy. Look Down To See The Sky Street Mirrors....
Secrets Of Making Up Your Mind + Music x 70
Appetizer. A poem of sorts. The decision/opinion-making process — deconstructed. Entitled To An Opinion. Awaiting the Breakthrough | by aleXander hirka |...
The Glittering Sunlight Of Life's July
Greetings friends. I hope those among you who are fans of Bob Dylan (very much so myself) — got to see the spectacular broadcast called “Shadow Kingdom”. I...
That's Life (and Death and Laughs)
A cabaret, a carnival, etc — that's what the songs say LIfe is. I love Frank SInatra, and his fabulous rendition of "That's Life". Click title and have a...