I'll be giving a spoken-word performance as part of the Fresh Coast Film Festival in Traverse City, with the help of Here:Say Storytelling! It's happening Saturday, May 2, at 2 p.m. in Right Brain Brewery. Tickets available here. https://t.co/j6Rr5gtCOx
The city of Andernach, Germany planted 101 varieties of tomatoes in the town center and told everyone to take whatever they wanted.
It was such a hit they did beans the next year, then added onions, fruit trees, lettuce, zucchini, berries, and herbs. All free to the public and maintained by the city.
Andernach is now known as the "edible city."
Philadelphia has been doing a version of this since 2007. The Philadelphia Orchard Project has helped establish 67 sites across the city with thousands of food-bearing trees.
Baltimore is planting fruit trees on sidewalks. Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and Asheville all have public urban orchards.
A mature apple tree produces 400-500 pounds of fruit per year. A mature pear tree can produce for 75 years.
We've decided our cities should have trees. We just haven't decided those trees should feed people.
Would you support urban fruit trees and vegetables in your city?
Bit of an exciting audiobook #ReleaseDay: SΓΈren Sveistrup's *Hide and Seek*! Sequel to *The Chestnut Man*, and coming soon to Netflix. :-)
(@audibleuk release - @audible_com release looks like it'll be later this year.)
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Iβve been a barber for 20 years. Most guys just want a fade and to talk about football.
Yesterday, a young man walked in. He looked rough. Grease under his fingernails, work boots covered in dust.
"I need a shave," he said. "And a cut. Make me look... respectable."
I draped the cape over him. As I raised the scissors, I noticed he was trembling. The chair was actually vibrating.
I put the scissors down.
"You okay, son?" I asked. "Nervous about a date?"
He looked at me in the mirror. His eyes were bloodshot.
"No, sir," he whispered. "My little brother died on Tuesday. The funeral is in an hour. I want to look like the big brother he looked up to."
The shop went silent. The other customers stopped talking.
I didn't rush. I gave him the works. I used the hot towel. I used the straight razor. I trimmed every stray hair. I even polished his boots while the hot towel was on his face.
When I spun the chair around, he looked like a new man. He stood taller.
He reached for his wallet.
"Put that away," I said.
"I can pay," he argued. "I work hard."
"I know you do," I told him. "But your money is no good here today. Go be with your family. Go make him proud."
He choked up. He grabbed my hand and held it tight. "Thank you," he said. "I felt like I was falling apart. I feel ready now."
He walked out with his head held high.
A haircut can't fix a broken heart. But sometimes, it gives you the dignity you need to carry it.
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In SELF-MADE MAVERICK, @Drrezazahedi1, a leading figure in international real estate, delivers a powerful manifesto for those who refuse to settle.
Listen now on #audiobook with @GreenleafBookGr, featuring narration by @SoundsNoble. π§
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@DreyfusJames@NigelPlaner1 Met @NigelPlaner1 once in a recording studio green room. He shook my hand and said, 'I'm Nigel.'
Me: 'Yes. I know.' Because I am an idiot, and was somewhat speechless. πΆ
Happy birthday, sir!
An algorithmβs watching me, I am not certain why,
It sends advertisements for things I do not want to buy,
It makes me feel uneasy, that upon me it has preyed,
And if I could locate it, I would whack it with a spade.
The Literary Fiction & Classic finalists deliver a master class in storytelling and nuance, with language that lingers and performances that make these stories sing.
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*Reports of His Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated* by James Goodhand is an #AudieAwards finalist!
Elegant, funny, moving, I am so grateful to be part of the life of this book.
Huge love to @HarperAudio!
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