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Honey Bee

Posted on December 9, 2014 by sabasabas

Honey Bee by Saba Bennett Hovering, careening, preening, Beguiled by heavy petals gleaming – Alighting for an instant, lucky flower Timeless tongue flicks, honeyed hour Sticky pistils, pollen-smeered Smiling bee, glistening beard Darts off into the yellow fog of noon Yawning … Continue reading →

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Dial Me Up

Posted on October 5, 2014 by sabasabas

Addiction has become an ever-more fascinating concept in the digital age. The common culprits such as alcohol, heroin and meth seem crude and boring compared to post-9/11 contenders like Xbox, smart phones and gadgets. It strikes me that many of … Continue reading →

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I Click; Therefore, I am

Posted on October 15, 2013 by sabasabas

I’ve written about selfies before, but having returned recently from a trip to the Yucatan where photo ops were more prevalent than breakfast-nabbing coatimundis, I felt the need to lament the unfortunate trend of living one’s vacations through the graphic … Continue reading →

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The Scoop on The Dish

Posted on September 11, 2013 by sabasabas

  Gossip is a vaguely shameful dish which, like over-processed, pink slime-ridden fast food, should be consumed only rarely. It causes stomach ache, bloating, and indigestion while providing a false sense of fulfillment. Regular consumers of gossip soon find themselves … Continue reading →

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Barbie Era

Posted on September 4, 2013 by sabasabas

Today, my students wrote about beauty. They’d been reading John Donne’s elegies, several of which are satirical poems which form a literary antithesis to Shakespeare’s sonnets. They are, in fact, hilarious: “Such are the sweat drops of my mistres’ breast, … Continue reading →

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Privacy#notanissue#

Posted on August 14, 2013 by sabasabas

  Trapwire, NEC networks, smartphones as tracking devices, drones, wiretapping, spycams…our Cowardly New World seems to know no boundaries where privacy is concerned. This morning, my students and I were discussing spying as a motif in Hamlet, and extended the … Continue reading →

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Panning Golddiggers

Posted on July 19, 2013 by sabasabas

Golddigging among the bearded, mule-packing set in Cali in the 1800s took initiative, physical stamina, and a honed ability to strategize and weigh odds. These days, it seems too many women have adopted these strategies to extract gold from the … Continue reading →

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