Archive - Paraphrasing by Elizabeth Bastian

bread & circuses

let’s call it what it is - a distraction

Jun 24 •

Elizabeth Bastian

“sorrow inescapable from joy”

confessions of a former Hamilton superfan

Jun 12 •

Elizabeth Bastian

May 2025

something short for long days

May 27 •

Elizabeth Bastian

“park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me”

I have been thinking a lot about how the present self can be in conflict with younger and older selves.

May 13 •

Elizabeth Bastian

April 2025

“I love my country, consequently, I want that country to be worth loving”

on the idea of a country & it's worthiness of affection

Apr 29 •

Elizabeth Bastian

roads for bikes

The eastern and western snowplows met last week, but the gates were still locked, which could only mean one thing; Washington State’s seasonal Highway…

Apr 15 •

Elizabeth Bastian

sometimes you just have to walk a little bit

notes on coming back to running

Apr 1 •

Elizabeth Bastian

March 2025

no thoughts, just vocab

I have been traveling a lot lately.

Mar 19 •

Elizabeth Bastian

paraphrasing 2: here we go again

happy second birthday bb 🎂

Mar 4 •

Elizabeth Bastian

February 2025

drops in the bucket

what I am doing to face the chaos

Feb 18 •

Elizabeth Bastian

light endorsements

Feb 4 •

Elizabeth Bastian

January 2025

"Make people FEEL! FEEL! Feel!"

an untitled poem from the archives

Jan 21 •

Elizabeth Bastian

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