I’m increasingly concerned about ephemerality.
Large white houses with black trim spring up like specters all over the city. Historic (including midcentury!) homes bulldozed. All over.
Sometimes, I tell friends that I feel like an iPad; wisdom (foolishness), memories, fragments pass through. It’s so relaxing and better this way. But to cognize, I have to fetch, intentionally. Like an app. I wear apps. Which use energy.
Overflowing—a drawer of memorial service bulletins. Mourning and marveling at these lives, knowing what was shared was a tiny sliver. I know loving families keep them, wholly. If there are families.
What does any of this have to do with websites?
Nothing, really. But what about deeply lived lives, and the websites I see that represent them?
For the most part, they do no justice.
It takes time, so much time. And intense attention.
Here are two that I’ve recently spent time on, with recent honors and updates:
Frank Hamilton: The Film—Legendary folk artist, teacher, and activist. The documentary Frank Hamilton and the Folk Revival has been nominated for a Southeast EMMY® award.
Chalice of Repose Project—Representing the current work and legacy of Therese Schroeder-Sheker, founder of Music-Thanatology, acclaimed musician, clinician, educator, and Benedictine oblate.
I think of so many others who need this deep attention and attempt at comprehension.
