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It's a garden
The days tumble together, crammed with late-night recipe tests, morning tastings, and trips to the bazaar for exotic ingredients like freshly-dried…
Apr 22
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God lived in the trailer park
My friend Stella reminded me that guitars are made from trees, from living things - they are not just objects, but an extension of ourselves. If a dog…
Apr 15
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Marco North
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the interloper
There is an old saying in Georgian, that “every guest is a gift from god.” Georgian hospitality is legendary. It is not an act, or a facade, or a…
Apr 8
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Marco North
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headphones
I remember my first walkman. It was the really slim and needed just one AA battery. It looked like this: I would turn it all of the way up, and sing…
Apr 1
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Marco North
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March 2024
the old place
N’s grandmother’s apartment is in a quiet, forgotten corner of the city. No one has lived there for a good twenty years. The elevator requires ten tetri…
Mar 25
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Marco North
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a birthday, an anniversary
Birthdays begin in the horizon, approaching slowly as plans are considered, options explored. Anniversaries are another beast. I don’t mean for a…
Mar 18
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Marco North
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back to when the world was small
I just don’t have it in me to go outside. It can be three or four days at a time that I do not leave the apartment, maybe just to throw out some garbage…
Mar 11
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Marco North
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the big questions and the little things
So many questions that have no good answers. So many excursions, test flights into little worlds, returning empty-handed. Nights cold and unforgiving…
Mar 4
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Marco North
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February 2024
Falling in love with the girl on the flying trapeze
I believe in albums, not singles. My life can be drawn as a series of milestones, and an album stands at every high point, low point, turning point…
Feb 26
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Marco North
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Spring's retreat
What happens as we grow older? I wish people would be more forthcoming. Does everything actually grow hollow? Or is that just a sign of our times…
Feb 19
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Marco North
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seeds (the magician's assistant)
Spring sneaks in, with old men selling crocus bouquets on street corners. The air no longer carries that dead, brittle smell. The door to the balcony is…
Feb 12
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Marco North
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rare air
When you are an expat you automatically become a first point of contact for anyone that knows anyone that is dropping into your home away from home…
Feb 5
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