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Workshop Notes - 12/6/2023
This is a prototype of a weaving that was made to fit the dimensions of the front of a wald 139 basket, which is popular front cargo holder on the retro…
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James Gardner Davis
There Comes a Time to Burst One's Own Bubble
I have been on an individualist bent for a hot minute, telling folks to think for themselves and question authority. But, I am a sociologist, so I gotta…
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James Gardner Davis
Workshop Notes 11/29/23
Morning, afternoon, evening to you wherever you are in the world. I am thankful you are here. This is my soul work that keeps my soul alight in dark…
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Riding the Rupture of this Season
This is an essay that first appeared during this settler colonial holiday season last year. Personally, I am baking my first pie to be with my mom…
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A Visit with a Past Version of Myself
I went back to some of my writing about weaving from 2017 and 2018, the first two years of this project, and was surprised. It’s incredible how…
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Can I Still Do Hard Things?
“Can I still do hard things?” This question haunts me in my 30s as I struggle to work full time, maintain a spiritual art practice, and be a parent…
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Hello all, I just wanted to send a quick note to my close inner circle of supporters here on substack first. I finally finished my LLC formation…
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Are you locked in a cage of your own choosing?
“And that as the Internet grows, and as our ability to be linked up, like—I mean, you and I coulda done this through e-mail, and I never woulda had to…
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"My mama dead, my grandmama dead"
You know, I am honest with myself. Sometimes it takes a while to get there, but I do end up there. On this anniversary of my mom’s birthday, I want to…
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Have you seen a shuttered store lately?
I sat next to the bath tub and watched juniper flopping around with absolute bliss in the water. Her hazel eyes and smile were lighting up the room…
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Am I just like the guy screaming into traffic?
Ok, what’s the score? Well, I have cleaned poop out of my toddler’s underwear with the bidet attachment on our toilet more times than I have done fiber…
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I rode my bike until I didn't feel angry
I wasn’t even gonna write this week. I swear to you that after one year and one month of writing an essay every week I was going to lay down my quill…
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