The Knews Review

 Before Facebook began putting holes in my cheese brain, some of the most fun I ever had, was prepping, printing, and mailing out a tabloid newsletter zine. 

Lately some of 'the bigs' are selling their entire life catalog for $500 million. I figured I'd better get my notes together. 

These mastheads represent some of my 'family' Christmas letters, three times a year for 20 years - sixty-six issues from '88 to '08. 

Also, I find it startling to discover that the publication I fondly remember as ‘The Knews Review’ is not represented here. Perhaps I fell for a fiction. Apparently I name each issue on a whim. Further though, this blog, the recent entry of Zoupa to the AZML stable, and Substack, the emailer, is of a piece that calls for more creativity. More play.

And, by play, I mean to get lost in a challenge and reward of exploration and discovery, to travel beyond your usual borders, encounter the unknown, and return with personal souvenirs.

It's good for you. Think of it as rest and rejuvenation.

IKEA Reality Kit

Verandananda, Swami Vida, Tepoz 2000

Seated in a restaurant window, in Tepoztlán, MX, on Father’s Day 2000, 
just waiting for me, was the manifestation of Verandananda,
Swami of the Front Porch Swing, my alter ego, and imaginary friend.

He was antsy to leave. We haven’t stopped.

I forgot to mention he was wooden, life-size, and decked out in binoculars and pith helmet. Ready to roll.

“You too can be the Swami 

of the Front Porch Swing, 

when you sit yourself down 

and think on these things.”

David L White ‘22

No meditation is complete without a meditation on death.
A paraphrased quotation with no attribution.

Multiplicity

Acting as if you're the singularity
when you know damn well
you're the multiplicity.
Here's the keys.
Move on in.
Unpack.
Live.


…
Copyright 2022 David L White

Art

A. R. T. 

Agenda reduction therapy

Christmas ‘21

Horizon

Just this

 

All my love

My dear dear, Honduras '99, AZML #33.

AZML #33 was the middle edition of 20 year run of personal newsletters.

I absolutely loved designing and printing this little variety show.

I especially loved creating the little fake stamps with Mr. and Mrs. Yours Truly along with our pet Olmec head. Yes. Honduras on church mission after Hurricane Mitch. After a week digging the clay we were treated to an overnight stop in Copan Ruinas. As we stepped off the bus in the little two square I was sure I had been there before. Not deja vu but, welcome home.

It was a fun issue of The Knews and 1999 was an interesting year.

I’ll post the rest in a little while.