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Martin Buber
Book Bits

The Glimpse of Eternity – Martin Buber and Our Relationship With The Divine

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Vanessa Able

One of the central themes of the work of the Jewish mystical philosopher Martin Buber was the question of understanding our relation to God.

Tagged existentialism, Experience, God, jewish philosophy, Judaism, mysticism, relationship, separationLeave a comment
All About Love

Malignant – A Love Story

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Vanessa Able

BY CYNDY CENDAGORTA As her friend fell sick while she fell in love, she realized we don't get to choose our miracles or our malignancies.

Tagged Death, friendship, illness, love, miracles, relationship, triangulation1 Comment
All About Love

On Being Plan B

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Vanessa Able

BY ELIZABETH BLUE The car that had been broken into wasn't mine. It wasn't his, either. Technically it belonged to his girlfriend – his primary partner of fifteen years.

Tagged ambiguity, difficulty, friendship, Longing, love, monogamy, polyamory, relationship, togetherness, triangulationLeave a comment
Around the Rings of Saturn
All About Love

Around the Rings of Saturn

August 19, 2021August 17, 2021 Vanessa Able

BY JAMES SNOW Falling in love with someone in a foreign city poses the question: is it the person or the place I’m really in love with?

Tagged Istanbul, love, music, relationship, romance, Travel, turkeyLeave a comment
All About Love

No Way Out

August 5, 2021August 7, 2021 Vanessa Able

BY GILLIAN WILLS Wolfie the spirited lurcher brings his own brand of unbridled love home to a woman in a complex relationship.

Tagged love, professor, relationship, simulacra, student, Teacher, television, thirtysomething, transferenceLeave a comment
Ellen Bass
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Ellen Bass – If You Knew

June 16, 2021June 8, 2021 Vanessa Able

What if you knew you'd be the last to touch someone? Ellen Bass draws us in to the brief moments of contact that fill our day and urges us to consider the fleeting nature of every life we meet.

Tagged Compassion, contact, Death, impermanence, Kindness, Poetry, relationship, touch, transienceLeave a comment
Interview

Surviving Intact – Norman Fischer on Zen, Language and Growing Old

June 15, 2021June 16, 2021 Vanessa Able

Zen teacher and poet Norman Fischer on where and how poetry and Zen practice meet and interact.

Tagged Buddhism, form, interview, language, Literature, Poetry, Practice, relationship, success, Writing, Zen1 Comment
Garysomething
All About Love

I Am Not Garysomething

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Vanessa Able

BY SCOTT D. VANDER PLOEG When a popular TV show killed off its loved professor, a real-life teacher paused to consider the implications of what it means to share in the student-teacher bond.

Tagged love, professor, relationship, simulacra, student, Teacher, television, thirtysomething, transferenceLeave a comment
Gin and Coconut Curry
All About Love

Gin and Coconut Curry

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Vanessa Able

BY CHAPIN CIMINO What stays with us over the decades: Navigating the grey mists of love and affection by the quirky light of a college friendship.

Tagged desire, friendship, love, passion, relationship4 Comments
A Terrible Assistant Manager
All About Love

A Terrible Assistant Manager

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Vanessa Able

BY ELAINA EROLA A new assistant manager at RadioShack discovers that unbridled passion and a work promotion don't fit well together.

Tagged desire, love, passion, relationship2 Comments

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