Blog – Molly School

Being There Together Is Enough

The Up ad Down of It is that it must be o.k. for being there together to be enough.…

Everything, Almost

You do not have to be good. Really. Just announce your place in the family of things. That’s harsh and exciting enough.

The chronology that matters is the one that lasts forever or almost, the idea that a place of commerce and learning can convene with the purpose of survival and decency and engagement rather than with the desperate need for growth and efficiency and dominance.…

A Lesson

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When I was young my father took me to the speech of an important somebody-or-other.

As Mr. Well-Known approached the lectern dad leaned over to whisper: “Now just watch, the first word out of his mouth will be ‘I.'”

Do you think, pulling the microphone towards himself, grabbing the time and space as his, and living up to my father’s prediction, this big-shot began: “I want to speak to you here today .…

City As Classroom

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To use a city as a classroom and workshop is to do more than take advantage of urban cultural offerings or contribute to a community project, it is to find active ways to partner with small businesses.

If you spend time in a healthy small business you learn about trust and hierarchy built on understanding and getting it done rather than on certificates and degrees.…