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from Mikaela in Sweden: Wanted to share this short bit of an article in a Swedish magazine called "ordfront". It´s just such a wonderful description of something that I guess we all feel now and then......

11 hours ago

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Charlene at 9:38am July 5

I am glad I use my mouth to communicate. It tends to makes things a little clearer for those that I am speaking to.

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CarrollBlog 7.4

While I was waiting at the airport for someone a couple of days ago, I see Marilyn Manson of all people come through the arrivals gate. He's hand in hand with a pretty young woman. A bunch of fans stop him for autographs...

Yesterday at 2:21am

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Jaimie at 8:07am July 4

I have to say I hate when celebs complain about their fame. It's not like they didn't know what they were going into when they chose the business. Maybe there were a few, like Michael Jackson, that didn't know but for the most part this is what they wanted.

Charlene at 8:55am July 4

Cool story.

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 7.3

Just because you're smart doesn't mean you're right ______________________ The more you talk about yourself, the less people listen ______________________ If you ever start thinking a little too highly of yourself, write for five minutes with your wrong hand. It's a nice instant-humbler...

Fri at 12:57am

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Stefania, Szymon, Marta and 6 others like this.

Charlene at 1:14am July 3

Great advice. Thank you.

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 7.2

At the neighborhood butcher they have a new feature-- free postcards of meat. On one wall near the front counter is a large selection of postcards with photos of different cuts-- steak, roast, chops, etcetera...

Thu at 12:35am

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Nicole at 7:21am July 2

Awesome.

Jennifer at 3:11pm July 2

I'd love to get that kind of postcard! I like things that make you go, "Huh?!?!?!?!" I'd put it up on my refrigerator...

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 7.1

A woman is walking down the street talking loudly to herself, gesturing dramatically, shaking her head. I'm sitting at an outdoor restaurant watching. My first thought-- uh oh-- here comes a nut. Then I see a man walking a few feet behind her. He's looking at the back of her head very intently...

June 30 at 11:41pm

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Charlene at 12:47am July 1

I love your thought process. I can identify with what you wrote, naturally I couldn't state it the fine way you do.

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 6.30

The Lonely Shoe Lying on the Road by Muriel Spark One sad shoe that someone has probably flung out of a car or truck. Why only one?...

June 30 at 12:52am

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CarrollBlog 6.29

The Effort by Billy Collins Would anyone care to join me in flicking a few pebbles in the direction...

June 29 at 2:05am

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Charlene, Karen, Laura and 3 others like this.

Jennifer at 1:23pm June 29

"...whirlwind of meatloaf," I love that!

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CarrollBlog 6.28

I was listening to a lecture by Ken Wilbur about consciousness. He mentioned something I had never thought about. Yet as soon as I heard it, my mind jumped on its horse and rode off in all sorts of interesting directions...

June 28 at 6:36am

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Sirpa, Nadezhda, Marta and 7 others like this.

Juliet at 8:37am June 28

Great!

Jennifer at 11:31am June 28

I saw JS'c blog and it tickled something in the far regions of my brain... then I found it (on Wikipedia, of course!)It is from a story called "Gertrude the Governess" -- "Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions."

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 6.26

On my Twitter account (jscarroll) I get lots of feedback from people who either do or don't like my comments and the links I post there. Most of their remarks are either nice or entirely reasonable, but there's one guy in particular who has begun to fascinate me...

June 26 at 12:32am

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Gregg at 1:36pm June 26

Perhaps he is a reflection of all that is random in the universe.

Michael at 4:26pm June 26

I think trying to figure out "why" he sent it will take you down the unfulfilling path of "because". There's no revelation to be found there. I don't think the universe rewards those who look for meaning in the reason. Just find the meaning what's being shown to you. That'll be enough.

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 6.25

The art gallery up the street that you thought would fail as soon as you saw the kind of things they were displaying. It lasted a year but now there are signs in the window saying it's closing and everything is half price. The objects on display are awful and garish...

June 25 at 8:16am

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CarrollBlog 6.23

http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/

June 24 at 2:17am

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CarrollBlog 6.22

Meditation on the Word Need by Linda Rodriguez The problem with words of emotion is how easily meaning drains...

June 24 at 2:17am

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Carrie at 2:07am June 24

Gets right to the point, for sure

Marta at 11:54am June 24

I can't decide if this poem is beautiful or creepy. For sure nine incipient verses are fantastic.

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 6.19

For those of you who use TWITTER, I just received this. If you're game, cut and paste it on: " If anyone is on Twitter, set your location to Tehran and your time zone to GMT +3.30. Security forces are hunting for bloggers using location/timezone searches...

June 24 at 2:17am

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June 22 at 6:26am

Marta at 1:27pm June 22

I always do :)

Jonathan Carroll For those of you who use TWITTER, I just received this. If you're game, cut and paste it on: " If anyone is on Twitter, set your location to Tehran and your time zone to GMT +3.30. Security forces are hunting for bloggers using location/timezone searches. The more people at this location, the more of a logjam it creates for forces trying to shut Iranians' access to the internet down. Cut & paste & pass it on."

June 19 at 1:19pm

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Charlene at 2:15pm June 20

I will do it and pass this on!

Carin at 6:57pm June 21

i am right on it....freedom...yeah....

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CarrollBlog 6.14

Beautiful Creature by Hafiz There is a beautiful creature living in a hole you have ...

June 14 at 4:19am

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Juliet at 8:28am June 14

Love it!

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 6.13

A friend just had a baby, Watching her look at the infant, I realized something I knew but had never registered before-- there is a very special expression that women with infants (in particular) get on their faces when looking at their babies...

June 13 at 11:07am

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Al at 11:33am June 13

Truth!

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 6.11

Annual by Robyn Sarah The yearbooks are out today, with the ink barely dry on their gleaming pages, the faint puke-smell of the new bindings...

June 11 at 3:11am

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Magda, Chanda and 3 others like this.

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CarrollBlog 6.10

Walking towards me is a spectacular looking young woman on crutches. It's plain she's in a great deal of pain. Her face twitches, tightens, then relaxes with every step she takes. I find myself staring at her more because I never think of beautiful people in great pain...

June 10 at 3:36am

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Jeff at 6:37am June 10

Better than the goddess that crashes to earth by picking her nose! My highschool crush was effectively over when I saw her one day at the bus stop 'digging for gold'...

Magda at 6:49pm June 11

Awesome to see Blog posts right here!
I've seen that - someone special every way, extraordinarily handsome with gorgeous soul, who's body was scrambled by wicked plot of circumstances. Someone I admire faithfully, who above the disadvantages of "different life" is spreading hope and joy around. Very humble and so inspiring!

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 6.8

The new issue of CONJUNCTIONS magazine is an interesting one. They asked me to write a story for it and the wonderful Powell's Book Store in Portland ran a week long blog about the issue...

June 7 at 5:07pm

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Laura, Ania, Jennifer and 11 others like this.

Leslie at 8:02pm June 7

Just like Portland, Powells is wonderful.

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 6.4

Carefully watch the look on peoples' faces one moment after they say goodbye to each other. That first look "alone" tells you a lot about the dynamic of their relationship...

June 4 at 8:16am

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CarrollBlog 6.3

God Bless Jessica the hippo: http://bit.ly/jflIF

June 3 at 1:00am

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CarrollBlog 6.2

In the subway station the old nun is sitting by herself on a bench. She's smiling like a sunbeam and it's hard not to smile too once you see her. When she sees me looking, she gestures me over with a quick urgent wave of her hand. I walk nearer and she points to what she's holding on her lap...

June 2 at 8:44am

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CarrollBlog 5.31

For fans of THE LAND OF LAUGHS: http://bit.ly/vbJ04

May 30 at 10:17pm

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CarrollBlog 5.30

'The Uncanny Valley' is a concept developed by the Japanese robot scientist Masahiro Mori. It concerns the design of humanoid robots. Mori’s theory is relatively simple. We tend to reject robots that look too much like people...

May 30 at 12:54am

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CarrollBlog 5.27

One of many good reasons not to eat family members: Laughing Death Laughing Death, more commonly known as Kuru, was exclusive to the tribal Fore people of New Guinea...

May 28 at 10:59pm

Andrea at 6:09pm June 24

This is the same thing that caused mad cow disease. What an odd way God has for stopping species from eating themselves. And, if someone comes down with mad cow disease, could it be that he didn't get it from eating beef, but actually consumed his neighbor?

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 5.28

a reader's response to an article in the GUARDIAN newspaper: Paustovsky has a wonderful story of seeing a whole heap of drafts on the desk of his friend Isaac Babel, the minimalist short-story writer, and thinking: good heavens, Babel's writing a novel! But he wasn't...

May 28 at 10:59pm

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CarrollBlog 5.26

ON German TV there was a short documentary about the man who invented the silhouette figures on traffic lights: The little walking man on the green "GO!" light, the standing still man on a red "STOP!" light...

May 26 at 7:35am

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CarrollBlog 5.25

The old woman recently lost her husband. That's what the waitress tells me. I used to see them together in the cafe around four in the afternoon. Both of them handsome, well dressed, obviously happy in each other's company...

May 25 at 9:08am

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 5.24

Last night I was reminded again of the great, long lasting power of books and it was a very heartening experience. The school where I taught for many years is having its fiftieth anniversary. Lots of gatherings, parties, memories this weekend as the tribe from days past assembled...

May 24 at 3:37am

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CarrollBlog 5.21

Rock Tea by Gary Gildner At a hot springs in Sawtooth Mountains 8,000 feet above the level sea,...

May 21 at 9:52am

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CarrollBlog 5.22

Leaving the subway station, I see two men standing nearby. One of them is an old gent with a large bouquet of roses in one hand, digging in his pocket with the other. Finding what he wants, he takes it out and hands it to the other man who I now realize is shabbily dressed...

May 21 at 9:52am

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CarrollBlog 5.20

I've got a new short story entitled "THE STOLEN CHURCH" in the latest CONJUNCTIONS magazine. As you can see from the table of contents and the theme of the issue, there's lots of really interesting writers at work here. http://www.conjunctions.com/justout.htm

May 20 at 2:55pm

Jonathan Carroll

CarrollBlog 5.18

Vienna is full of streets large and small named after notable Austrians. The famous mathematician, musician, Social Democrat... Walking by one of the streets this morning I thought okay, I lived a life full of accomplishments, awards, acclaim...

May 18 at 1:05am

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CarrollBlog 5.13

The beautiful woman is running to catch the bus. She looks wonderful-- her chic clothes flying, hair all over the place, a kid's smile ear to ear. Will she make it? It's going to be close...

May 13 at 7:46am

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