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On being installed
Thanks for reading. Share this if you want to. The other day I remembered an ancient Egyptian proverb I once read somewhere. “We all die twice. First…
Oscar Schwartz
Jul 3
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On the man from gym
He wears the same outfit every time. Light blue t-shirt. Grey shorts. Light blue Nike runners. Ankle socks. His clothes are tight-fitting. His chest and…
Oscar Schwartz
Jun 19
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On resisting Eckhart Tolle
She told me she spent the day walking along a river while listening to an Eckhart Tolle audio book. “The Power of Now?” I asked. “No, the other one…
Oscar Schwartz
Jun 13
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On small talk
Sam and Anna meet on the sidewalk in front of their apartment building. Sam is coming home. Anna is on the way out. It's strange because over breakfast…
Oscar Schwartz
Apr 10
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On domination
I’m sorry but I’m going to write about my cat again. Last time I concluded that if I could just improve myself, become a more generous interpreter of…
Oscar Schwartz
Mar 20
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On lunch
“We need some more bread,” the man at the pasta shop shouted at his wife. They sell many varieties of fresh pasta throughout the week, and on Thursdays…
Oscar Schwartz
Mar 12
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On imaginary cricket
In the news agency at the airport there was a makeshift bookshelf. It was made from red cardboard. On each row sat a white, hardcover book. On the front…
Oscar Schwartz
Feb 20
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On poetic form
At two o’clock on a hot day I was standing on Smith Street trying to decide what to have for lunch, or rather standing on the corner of Smith Street and…
Oscar Schwartz
Feb 13
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On city beaches
The beaches I enjoy most are city beaches. Where you can run your hands through the sand and pull out a chip packet. Or you are wading waste deep in the…
Oscar Schwartz
Jan 30
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On explusion
The morning Novak Djokovic was expelled from Australia we ran out of toilet paper at the studio where I work. I walked to the supermarket to buy some…
Oscar Schwartz
Jan 23
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On separation anxiety
When my cat was a kitten, I wiggled my fingers as if they were little creatures and he’d pounce at them. He is the first cat I’ve owned and I didn’t…
Oscar Schwartz
Jan 16
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On personality and style
Some of the best writing advice I ever received was from Kevin Killian. It was 2012. A friend and I were traveling in a car from California to New York…
Oscar Schwartz
Dec 10, 2021
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