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Wreaking Happiness: A Blog by Peter J Harris

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We’re All Local Music

We’re All Local Music

April 1, 2021April 9, 2021

“Sometimes you ask yourself, ‘What is art? And what do I care what it is called and what it becomes?’ The only thing I know about it is that sometimes…

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‘Play to the Universe!’ – Love Devotion & Surrender

‘Play to the Universe!’ – Love Devotion & Surrender

March 1, 2021April 9, 2021

Our poetry reading was supposed to start at 8pm. It was 7:45 and NOBODY had shown up. I sat with Kamau Daa’ood in the theater at LA’s venerable Beyond Baroque. …

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See You: ‘Proof of Concept …’

See You: ‘Proof of Concept …’

February 1, 2021April 9, 2021

Listen Here – Countdown to HistorySchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. “Harlem residents in front of shop listening to the…

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And One – Basket or Foul

And One – Basket or Foul

January 4, 2021April 9, 2021

I once played basketball with skill, fearlessness and confidence. Stared down all comers. From my point guard position, while dribbling up court on offense, I shouted to teammates: basket or…

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Cresting – ‘So When You Smile …’

Cresting – ‘So When You Smile …’

December 1, 2020April 9, 2021

“I bless you in the name of all that is good and strong and beautiful, Antonio. Always have the strength to live. Love life, and if despair enters your heart,…

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Safe House – Inspiration Crib

Safe House – Inspiration Crib

November 1, 2020April 9, 2021

I see it … this is how I described it in the stage directions for my play The Black Man of Happiness: Inspiration House… …high ceilings open floor plan, gorgeous…

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