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w/o May 13th 2024

write about evolution and devolution. how do we unravel & re-ravel? think about what histories our bodies & communities & species & worlds are made of.

I like to think we learn something new with each generation.



I like to think I have a long-lost ancestor, at the top of my family tree, who found out fire was hot in the worst possible way.



I like to think their child found out peaches were edible in the best possible way.



I like to think the child’s child found out baked peaches tasted even better.



I like to think the child after that learnt how to paint in a cave in France.



I like to think that, several generations of children later, one learnt how to carve in a town in Italy.



I like to think that, several generations after, my great-great-great-grandfather learnt how to make a musket, when the Austrians came.



I like to think my great-great-grandmother was the first in my family to see the flag.



I like to think my great-grandmother was the first in my family to hear the Germans surrender.



I like to think my grandfather learnt what peace was, at least for a while.



I like to think my mother is learning that, too.



I like to think I’ll learn something, eventually.



I like to think I have, already.



I like to think I might learn more, still.