Journal
Have We Met Before? Jan 20, 2018
by Natalie Singer
Real Magic by Forced Entertainment (Jan 18-20) (Photo: Hugo Glendinning)
Have We Met Before?
A semo-definitional response to Real Magic by Natalie Singer
To possess we come upon into the presence of encounter
earlier or sooner than to hold or accept in some relation
as of kindred position we become acquainted with the
future of awaiting to receive or take we join at an agreed or
designated place or time in preference to rather than
in precedence of as in order or rank to experience
to undergo or to endure joy or pain we come into the
company of the presence of sight to appear before an audience
to hold in mind we assemble for action with a higher priority
to cause by command or invitation we form
a junction, as lines as planes as areas until sooner
to be conjoined or united as adversaries
or hostile forces used in indicating the exact time
Natalie Singer is a Seattle journalist, editor, and the author of the memoir California Calling: A Self-Interrogation (March 1, 2018). Twitter: @Natalie_Writes
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