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The flotsam that rides the gyres is called drift.
Ruth Ozeki • A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel (ALA Notable Books for Adults)
Decelerator — Downshift
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for i am a drifter,
an aimless wanderer, a rudderless boat,
a sculler who lost his oars
like a driftwood, wait for the river to take me places,
never aware whether am washed ashore or still floating,
like an oyster in a desert, wait for that odd rain drop
an aimless wanderer, a rudderless boat,
a sculler who lost his oars
like a driftwood, wait for the river to take me places,
never aware whether am washed ashore or still floating,
like an oyster in a desert, wait for that odd rain drop
driftwood
Forever in motion, these stationary things.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
André Gorz's Vision for Autonomy and Radical Frugality
greeneuropeanjournal.eu
So Martin and Richard took a stroll along the beach, which had just had much of its sand removed by a particularly severe storm. The washing away of the sand had revealed the undisturbed muds of the ancient Thames estuary that formed the bed of the beach. Normally such deposits are quite smooth and you can spot little streams and the remains of pat
... See moreFrancis Pryor • Scenes From Prehistoric Life
So, in our work, we talk about Shocks, Slides, and Shifts.