This week I’m sharing the first of my Potluck Playlists as well as some reflections on dates (the edible kind), plus a little letter to myself for paid subscribers.
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the other night
The other night, on a day we call Boxing Day, I emptied my compost bin. Banana skins flopping, egg shells poring right into the bucket for the worms. The Medjoul date stones remained; clung to the bottom of the container. Huddled; just three.
Steadfast, they speak; as voices echo. I chew slowly; eating and thinking, whilst sucking lasts of fruity flesh from around the stone.
They now sit together in an egg box waiting to be soaked, wrapped in kitchen roll. Made cosy, kept warm, to allow sprouting, regrowth.
I beg; please…please…cross your fingers, pray for these little palms of resilience.
For Claudia & for a Free Palestine
Photo: Blurry Zaytoun Medjoul date stones in a taupe egg box
The first of my Potluck playlists feels rooted in the new beginnings of January, a sombre playlist full of reflection and rest as I chew, think and write a letter to myself. It’s not my typical playlist. I’ve been finding comfort in the repetition of Anna Hauss, primarily because these tunes always build to some pleasing climax or chorus. Sometimes the ‘sad girl’ listener needs a little light jazz or sass after all! Recently, I have found comfort in repetition, in words that people choose to reaffirm. I also feel comfort that not everyone feels this way, and find pleasure in these little differences of opinion; differences of taste that do not divide us, or cause serious conflict.
I write a letter to myself:
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