In the Spirit of Returns

May 26, 2010

In the Spirit of Returns

Tonight, late, I get on a train and make my way to Boston. I'm humming at a high pitch of anticipation: not only do I get to celebrate the marriage of a friend (my first legal gay wedding!), but I will get to re-connect with so many of the dear people I lived and/or worked in intentional community with, as well as other thriving, creative folks from assorted realms of my life that also happen to call Boston home (including Amy H., your resident Isak copyeditor, who is kind enough to show me hospitality).

In the spirit of returns, and of places and people loved, here's a portion of a film about Haley House (the said intentional community) made by Alexandra Pinschmidt (past community-mate, and a vibrant woman who I adore). It's fun for me to see how she captures so many friends, and places that have been my home. Her first film is "The Things We Learned," which is about international volunteerism in Mozambique.

In related media, check out poet Sofia Snow performing at the Haley House Bakery Cafe and a local news feature on the cafe.

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Thanks for sharing this documentary. It's great to get a glimpse of the community you used to live with in Boston.

Posted by: Justin Bigos | May 30, 2010 at 04:29 PM

Ali's finishing the documentary in Boston this summer...

Posted by: Anna Clark | May 30, 2010 at 10:26 PM

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