{"id":2575,"date":"2023-09-24T03:55:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T03:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/vice-versa\/?page_id=2575"},"modified":"2024-07-20T19:29:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T19:29:25","slug":"founders-note","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/vice-versa\/founders-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder\u2019s Note"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every day between 6 and 7 p.m., birds fill the sky outside my windows and fly in great arcs, following the curvature of the earth. Starting somewhere beyond Chinatown, they fly in flocks large and small, announcing their flight in cries and shrieks as they rocket through the air. It’s impossible for me not to pay attention to them. There’s a short video clip of them at my blog<\/a> (be sure to click on the full-size icon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One evening, a flock flew right up to my building and scattered at the last instant. I was very surprised, seeing birds dart to the left and right of my window. Surely this was a mistake in their navigation. Though I have watched for this mistake to happen again, it hasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unlike the birds that usually fill the evening sky, the appearance of Vice-Versa<\/em> is highly unpredictable. But thanks to the efforts of many, we have content for September 2023: poems of philosophy, essays about hunting and manliness, a tale about a boy named Oscar and his eye medicine, detective sci-fi, surrealism and a father’s abuse, autobiographical writing, musings, loving tributes, ties to the soil, contemplations in photographic form, and what has to be the most macaque-inspired art created on the planet. To every contributor\u2014and to our esteemed guest editors\u2014I give my thanks for infusing this edition of Vice-Versa<\/em> with your spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Warmly,
Pat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every day between 6 and 7 p.m., birds fill the sky outside my windows and fly in great arcs, following the curvature of the earth. Starting somewhere beyond Chinatown, they fly in flocks large and small, announcing their flight in cries and shrieks as they rocket through the air. It’s impossible for me not to … <\/p>\n

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