Jean SynodinosMar 12, 20212 min readLockdown WindowsCut up the canvas. In the spring of 2020, that's all I wanted to do. Cut up the canvas. I'd finished an abstract of an oil refinery on...
Jean SynodinosOct 28, 20203 min readPandemic Viventium #3Shit happens. So do birthdays. I don't know how it happened, but I turned 60. It wasn't the huge house party I threw myself at 40. It...
Jean SynodinosApr 21, 20205 min readPandemic Viventium #1What better way to map the passing of these days with random notes about pandemic living?
Jean SynodinosNov 5, 20191 min readFor Your Listening PleasureAustin's singular gfire recently invited me into her studio to record an episode for her Women in Music podcast series. It's been live...
Jean SynodinosNov 4, 20193 min readFeckless PonderingAn acquaintance told me recently that they thought I'd "fallen off the map." Not as many gigs, or art shows, and certainly nothing on the...
Jean SynodinosAug 1, 20185 min readIf You Never Met FreidaIf you were never among the privileged souls who spent some time with my dog and best friend Freida, please let me tell you about her...
Jean SynodinosMar 12, 20181 min readMy Romantic NeighborhoodI live in a quiet, working class neighborhood in deep south central Austin. The streets are wide, but the homes are small. Even though...
Jean SynodinosDec 9, 20164 min readI Miss You. Thanks for the Visit.Written December 9, 2016 and reposted from the blog Scratch This Itch. December 9, 2016 Dear Charles, It’s been two years since we lost...
Jean SynodinosNov 10, 20164 min readTrump Won. I Wept. Then This Happened. Now What?Written November 10, 2016, and reposted from the blog "Scratch This Itch." Less than 48 hours ago, Donald J. Trump became...