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Nicky Spiva
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Ultimate frisbee, education, public interest advocacy/policy, dad, games, books, code

Writers I like: LeGuin, Butler, Novik, Marlon James, Karen Russell, Arkady Martine, Maile Meloy, Katherine Addison, Maggie Nelson, Rothfuss, Lydia Davis, N.K.
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Spotted on Ponce today #NoKings #ATL
June 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Fun seeing folks share loved quotes - joining in - from Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James - on memory as a ghost -
Olu was a sign for me to remember; uncanny since he forget his own wife. And yet his wife didn't forget him. Couldn't leave him. His wife make me think that memory was sometimes a ghost offering a gift you don't always want, instead of a possession you already have. I didn't know why such a sad situation give me mirth until I realize that it was not mirth, but relief. That somehow the ghost of not forgetting triumph even if nobody see or understand the victory. The ghost win in dreams, which is why he used to chant Jeleza, Jeleza in his sleep and not know what that mean when he wake. Somebody might call this hope. Just a speck when despair is an ocean, but maybe…
December 14, 2024 at 4:26 PM